"manojo de pipicha"

Question

Can anyone tell me what "pipicha" is? I am translating a recipe and it calls for 1 manojo de pipicha but I have no idea what that is and I cannot find it in the dictionary. Thanks!

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 10, 2012

Answer 1

Manojo as you probably know is a handful and (thanks to Wiki)

Pipicha (Porophyllum tagetoides) is a sunny short-lived perennial plant used in Mexican cooking, where it is often used to flavor meat dishes. It has a strong taste akin to fresh cilantro with overtones of lemon and anise.1 In some Mexican markets fresh and dried material is available for sale as a condiment. It is also used as a medicinal herb.[2]

You a mine of information bro, what other talents you have , I better keep an eye on you , aye . - ray76, Aug 10, 2012

lol not me Ray, it's all Wiki, just got to know where to look ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 10, 2012

Thanks Kiwi - harrahleah, Aug 10, 2012

de nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 10, 2012

That's papalo not pipicha totally different things - Norma987, Dec 26, 2015

Again this appears to be a regional thing, and there will be some disagreement. - Daniela2041, Dec 27, 2015

That is papalo. Norma987 is correct Pipicha has thinner leaves and definetely tastes diferent - atorralb, Apr 12, 2016

Answer 2

The picture above is not pipicha that is called papalo and you eat it along with your food pipicha looks some what like dill and is used to give your food more flavor

Answer 3

I'm going to put in my two centavo's worth. Papalo and pipicha are the same thing according to what I learned from my relation to my suegra--who knows "everything" about Mexican cuisine.

link to papalo-pipicha

Here's a picture.

Now here's an article about Oaxacan pipicha It does look different.

link to Oaxacan pipicha

Now here's the picture.

Sooo once again it's a regional thing with several interpretations. - Daniela2041, Dec 27, 2015

Nope, papalo and pipicha are two different things. Is not a regional thing. It would be a regional thing if those two actually tasted and looked the same - atorralb, Apr 12, 2016