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THE TRADITIONAL FOOD OF EL SALVADOR IS CHARACTERIZED TO BE BASED ON THE CORN, THE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF OUR ANCESTORS IN THE KITCHEN HAVING MAIN INGREDIENT THE CORN AND INGREDIENTS LIKE THE BEANS THAT MAKE SALVADOREAN FOODS VERY SPECIAL PLACIALS TO THE PALADAR.

The delicious and exquisite pupusas are thick handmade corn tortillas (using corn or rice dough) that is filled with one or more of the following ingredients: cheese (usually called quesillo), chicharrĂ³n, ayote, refried beans or cheese with Loroco There is also the pupusa revuelta with mixed ingredients, like cheese, beans, chicharrĂ³n etc.

Cassava can be found or made in different ways: fried or salted. Cassava is a delight in any of these two ways of preparation and can be accompanied by a myriad of ingredients, which can be: greaves, pepescas, tomato sauce, tanning, tomato, cucumber in a few words almost everything, only You need to have creativity to combine any flavor with this delicious dish, since with most ingredients tastes great. Also there is a special ingredient that gives a different touch to this food and is the vegetable leaf, because if the cassava is wrapped in it, the cassava takes a fresh and different taste, but whatever this dish is not You can pass up and it is great to try it.

PUPUSAS: DISTINCTIVE FOOD FOR EXCELLENCE

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