Food

If there is something El Salvador has to be proud of, it's the amazing food it has. From simple things you can grab by the side of the road, to more upscale delicacies, this country has it all. The main dish we're known for around the world is Pupusas. Pupusas are corn or rice tortillas filled with a choice of beans, cheese, or both. They are cooked in a comal and served immediately. On the side of the pupusas there is typically curtido, which is a prepared cabbage salad, and salsa, a tomato sauce that is usually spicy.

Another very typical food form El Salvador is the empanadas. This is a sweet dessert consisting of a plantain ball filled with cream custard, beans, or a combination of both. The most common type is the on filled with the custard because it matches with the slight sweetness of the plantain, but the bean ones also are served with sugar on top. This is a very typical delicacy to eat after the pupusas. 

Something that is extremely popular to do in El Salvador is have "Traditional Sunday" which means that for Sunday dinner we will eat only Salvadoran delicacies from places that specialize in making them.The two most popular foods to eat on Sunday apart from the pupusas are called "pastelitos de chucho" which translates directly to "dog cakes." They are a sort of empanada, but with a biscuit type batter filled with meat and vegetables, and treated as a snack or side dish rather than the main dish, which is why it has such an informal name. This is accompanied by a glass of "horchata" which is a beverage that resembles the taste of really sweet milk with a unique taste of cinnamon.