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Pirão / Pirao refers to a cornmeal flour that is mixed with coconut milk and palm oil. Pirão is also means manioc meal or mash. In Brazil, Pirão is a kind of gravy which is often made from fish broth and cassava flour. One of the most authentic kinds of Pirão is made from a broth obtained by cooking a fish head and scraps not used in whole fish dishes, with other ingredients such as coconut milk, tomatoes, parsley, garlic, chives, pepper, annatto, and fresh cilantro. Pirão is traditionally served as a side with Moqueca Capixaba, a typical fish stew from Espírito Santo State in Brazil. Pirão is pronunced "pi-rao".

Piri piri is a Portuguese hot sauce made from a reduction of hot peppers. It is made from red hit chili peppers with olive oil.

Pirinc is a Turkish term for "raw rice".

Pisang is an Indonesian word for "banana".

Pisco refers to a Peruvian brandy and also grape brandy which is consumed in Chile in large quantities during special celebrations

Pismo Clam is a hard -shell clam found in the Pacific Ocean that is a top-shelf mollusk. Pismo has tender, sweet flesh.