Salvadoran food

If you haven't had these, it's a must! These are normally served at birthday parties or during the holidays. They are made with shredded chicken sauted with onion, pepper, garlic and tomato. Then they are mixed with shredded cabbage, carrots, mayo and mustard.

Quesadilla Salvadoreña is a gluten-free cheese pound cake that is enjoyed throughout El Salvador with a cup a coffee for breakfast or as a snack.

Tamales de pollo are one of my favorite Salvadoran food. It's made with corn flour dough (masa), stewed chicken, choice of vegetables and wrapped in a banana leaves. Tamales are eaten year round, you can typically hear someone yelling "TAMALES!" at 6 am every day in front of my abuelita's house in El Salvador. In the US my mom typically makes tamales during the holidays because they are a labor of love!

If you want something new to liven up your cooking life, try this collection of 30 traditional Salvadoran recipes, including pupusas, semita, and more!

These Salvadoran foods showcase some of the best of what El Salvador has to offer. From stuffed tortillas to tamales to horchata, your family will flip for these tasty dishes.

Ingredients For the filling: 1 cup whole milk 1 cup cold water 1/3 cup Maizena, corn starch 1/3 cup white sugar Cinnamon powder Prep. Heat the milk sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling. In a small bowl mix corn starch and water well until dissolved. Slowly add corn starch mixture into... read more

How to make Curtido Salvadoreño for pupusas.

Quesadilla Salvadoreña brings many memories of sitting with my family on a Saturday morning or after a party around a table eating a piece of it with warm coffee. You may have heard of 'pan dulce' or sweet bread before, quesadilla is a type of sweet bread from El Salvador. It's made with Salvadoran cheese, sour cream and rice flour as some of the main ingredients...

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