El Salvador
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Pupusas
The stuffed griddle cake of legend: pupusas — thick corn (or rice) tortillas filled with cheese (quesillo), chicharrón paste or beans, griddled and served with curtido (fermented cabbage slaw) and tomato salsa — El Salva…
Yuca Frita con Chicharrón
The golden cassava: yuca frita (or yuca con chicharrón) — cassava boiled then fried crisp, served with curtido, tomato salsa and fried pork chunks — the pupusa's beloved plate-mate. Ingredients: yuca (cassava), oil, salt…
Sopa de Pata
The tripe and foot soup: sopa de pata — a hearty soup of cow's feet, tripe, yuca, corn, plantain and vegetables in an achiote broth — El Salvador's restorative weekend pot. Ingredients: cow's feet (patas), tripe, yuca, c…
Empanadas de Plátano
The sweet empanadas: empanadas de plátano — ripe plantain dough filled with milk custard (leche poleada) or beans, fried and rolled in sugar — El Salvador's afternoon treat. Ingredients: ripe plantains, milk, cornstarch,…
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