ah pupusas- how we love thee!

It is almost shameful to realize that this far into our trip I have still not taken the time to explain the masterpiece that is the Salvadoran Pupusa.

For those of you unaware of this Salvadoran jewel, a pupusa is a Salvadoran food that is comprised of a corn or rice patty (usually corn) filled with your choice of beans, cheese, beans and cheese, pork, shrimp, etc, etc. etc. and then grilled.
They are eaten by many Salvadorans for both breakfast and dinner (but never lunch) and are a very affordable meal.
A pupusa can range in price anywhere from 25 cents to 50 cents....maybe more but i have only seen them up to 50 cents.

It's quite incredible to watch them being made by the women here- their hands fly with the dough as the put filling inside, roll them around, and stick them on the grill to cook.

yummmm.

I think my favourite part is the delicious salsita (tomato salsa) that you get to eat them with.
they are especially good cooked over a wood burning stove.
delicious.
plus it is fun to eat without utensils.

here is a photo i just found on the web of pupusas.
they also come with this coleslaw sort of thing- but tom and I don't eat that because we don't want to get sick and it;s hard to know how long it's been sitting around.



and for all those interested here is a photo of some people making the largest pupusa in the world! (actually, i here there is debate between this one and one made in Los Angeles) It was made in Olocuilta, El Salvador (the pupusa capital of the country- I have been told there are over 100 pupusarias all on one single road!)
The pupusa is ten feet across and afterwards they broke it up and people from the town all enjoyed it together!

i actually can't figure out if these are photos from Los Angeles or Olocuilta
i think they are from LA...








Here is a photo of us eating pupusas with David and Suzannah and some friends of theirs who just happened to show up at the same place as us.




and here is, finally, a photo of David and Suzannah for those of you who do not know who they are (or for friends who would like to see a recent photo)