1500s
Birth of the Bird's Eye Chili
Portuguese explorers discovered the African bird's eye chili — piri piri in Swahili — growing wild across Mozambique and Angola.
Our Story
A Fire That Crossed Continents
1600s
The Marinade Was Born
Settlers blended the fiery chili with lemon, garlic, herbs and oil, creating the peri-peri sauce that would define a cuisine.
Today
Rocky's Carries the Flame
We marinate for 24 hours, flame-grill over open coals, and baste in our house peri sauce — the way it was meant to be.
