Chicken Piri piri (Frango Piri piri) is a Portuguese dish of barbecue chicken in which Piri piri peppers are sometimes used to flavour the bird usually in the form of a marinate. In Portugal, Frango Piri -piri churrasco is a common grilled chicken dish that is prepared at many churrascarias in the country. Portuguese churrasco and chicken dishes are very popular in countries with Portuguese communities, such as Canada, Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Venezuela and South Africa.