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A pupusa is a thick, hand-made corn
biscuit-like flat bread (made using masa de maíz, a maize flour dough used in
Latin American cuisine). |
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Left: Two pupusas on
a plate served with a side of coleslaw-like salad. |
It is stuffed with one or more of the following:
cheese (queso) (usually a soft cheese called Quesillo found in all Central
America), fried pork meat ground to a paste consistency (called chicharrón, not
to be confused with fried pork rind which is also known as chicharrón in some
other countries), squash, refried beans (frijoles refritos), or queso con loroco (loroco is a vine flower bud from Central
America).
There is also the pupusa revuelta with mixed ingredients, such as
queso (cheese), frijoles (beans), and chicharrón or bacon. Pupusas are
similar to
tortillas and especially to arepas. In fact, in El Salvador, normal
tortillas are about the same diameter and thickness as pupusas, without the
filling.
Pupusas are traditionally served with
curtido (a pickled
cabbage relish, similar to German sauerkraut and Korean
kimchi that comes in
mild and spicy varieties) and tomato sauce, which are traditionally eaten by
hand.
