Food
Salvadorean food is distinguished from all other Central American cuisines. The food is influenced by Spanish and indigenous cultures. Salvadoreans eat three times a day. Lunch is light and eaten in the middle of the day. Breakfast and dinner are heavy an are filling. Breakfasts consist of an assortment of foods. A common breakfast would be eggs with plantains, tortillas, and cheese. The native, tropical fruits, such as mangoes and pineapples, are also welcome in the morning. Seafood is a common food because of the country's coastline. The most popular food in El Salvador is unarguably the "pupusa" (poo-poo-saw, don't laugh!). It is the national food in El Salvador. They can be bought in "pupuserias"( restaurants that sell pupusas). Pupusas are thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese. However, meat, beans, and other fillings may be used in them. Another delicacy, is a "pastelito", which are turnovers that have been filled with sweets, such as custard, jam, or caramelized fruit. "Semita" is coffee cake with guava or pineapple jam. People love to drink coffee. Treats like "novias", "tortas de yama", and "viejitas" are popular accompaniments for coffee in El Salvador. These pastries are typical foods for the people over there. Normally, they are eaten in the morning and later in the afternoon, as a small snack. In addition, well-known drink are Horchata and Tamarindo. Horchata is a drink made of sweet herbs and contains a little bit of spice. Tamarindo is tamarind juice. "Empanadas" are another food from El Salvador. It may refer to one of two things. Its either flour pastries filled with meat, potatoes, and/or cheese or a desert consisting of fried plantains stuffed with sweet cream. Tamales are boiled pockets of dough made of corn, filled with meat, sweet corn chicken, or beans, and served in banana leaves. "Yuca frita" is fried yucca, served with "chicharon" or fried pork rinds. Lastly, a scrumptious delicacy loved by most of the people is the "Tres Leches Pastel", a cake that is soaked in 3 different types of milk, hence the name. Salvadorean food is culturally different compared to the food eaten in the U.S. and is definitely worth trying.