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El Salvador breakfasts typically include an assortment of El Salvador foods, such as eggs scrambled with vegetables (huevos picados), cheese, fried plantains (platanos fritos), mashed beans and tortillas. Fresh tropical fruits like mango, pineapple and banana are a welcome accompaniment. Because El Salvador boasts an extensive coastline, seafood is a common ingredient in El Salvador cuisine. Soups (sopas) and stews (caldos) are extremely popular in El Salvador, especially sopa de pata, a mix of... well, see below. Other El Salvador meals: Pupusas: thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, meat, squash, and/or other fillings. Empanadas: flour pastries filled with meat, potatoes and/or cheese. In El Salvador, "empanadas" can also refer to a dessert: fried plantains stuffed with sweet cream. Tamales: boiled pockets of corn dough, stuffed with meat or sweet corn and served in banana leaves. Sopa de Pata: a popular soup made from corn, plantains, tripe and cow's feet. Yuca frita: fried yucca, often served with chicharon (deep-friend pork cracklings). Pacalla: palm flowers breaded in cornmeal, fried and served with tomato sauce. Platanos fritos: deep-fried plantains. Curtido: a spicy, vinegar-based condiment made from cabbage, carrots and other veggies. Much like sauerkraut. Tres Leches Cake (Pastel de Tres Leches): A cake soaked in three kinds of milk, including evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and cream. Pastelitos: pasty turnovers, stuffed with sweets like custard, jam or caramelized fruit. Semita: coffee cake with guava or pineapple jam. The most popular El Salvador beer is Pilsener. Characteristic non-Alcoholic Beverages in El Salvador include Kolachampan, a sugarcane-flavored soda; tamarind juice; horchata, a sweet herb and spice-based El Salvador drink; and ensalada ("salad"), a drinkable blend of finely chopped tropical fruits.

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