What kind of food does el salvador eat?
Our national dish is the Pupusa. Typically filled with
chicharrones (porkrinds) and cheese but more recntly you'll find
them stuffed with shrimp, sqash, etc.
You would also not go wrong with trying Yuca Frita con
Chicharrones - Fried Cassava with pork rinds. They are extremely
delicious.
El Salvador lies on the Pacifc. The seafood is fresh and
amazingly tasty. Try a Parrillada de Mariscos - A seafood platter.
You'll lick the plate...
Our tamales are to be experienced. They are cooked in banana
leaves, with big chunks of pork or chicken and vegetables.
Try Shuco. It is a drink made of purple corn with beans and
pumpkin seed sauce. It is eaten as a meal.
Try any of the many atoles (hot corn meal drinks) in El
Salvador. Atole de elote, atole de piña, Chilate con nuegados.
Try some of the local sausages. Longaniza de Nahuizalco is
extremely popular.
The drinks can be quite an experience. The horchata is made from
the seeds of the Morro tree, and not from rice and milk like the
Mexican version.
Don't forget the tropical fruits!