Among starters, the grilled shrimp over corn pancakes with minced pepper, a special one evening, was appealing ($6.50); skip the arid pork empanadas, though ($5.25).

Both come with a side of potato salad given extra voltage with minced jalapeno pepper.

The meager amount of bacon present was undercooked and limp; the minced peppers and onions dominated.

Heat the oil in a small skillet and add the minced pepper and onion, the corn and grated lemon rind.

It is crisp, as tender as young squid and served with a spicy dipping condiment of minced hot peppers, ginger and scallions.

It comes with a cheese flan, and it gets a lift from minced peppers, chilies, coriander and lime.

You can give it a Thai twist by adding minced green peppers to the list of condiments.

If you want a slightly piquant dish, add a little minced jalapeno peppers.

The Hungarian version always contains minced pepper (paprika) and is served with sour cream on top.

Deborah was helping me mash avocados, which we blended with minced red pepper and lemon juice to make a sort of pre-Columbian butter.