The dish by excellence that better identifies Salvadorans anywhere in the world, are the Pupusas.

The Pupusas is a Salvadoran dish that includes a combination of corn, beans, vegetables, spices and in recent years have added ingredients such as fish, shrimp, chicken, ham, Pepperoni, salami, tuna, among others.

It is unknown the exact date on which create the first Pupusas. However, it said it was a tradition that already existed before the arrival of the Spaniards to Salvadoran territory (Cuzcatlán). The Pupusas developed in this era had as main ingredients corn and beans. These two ingredients were (and still are) staples of the diet of our ancestors.

With the arrival of the Spaniards include other foods. Thus, as the Pupusas pre-Hispanic is influenced by new ingredients: cheese and pork rind.

But the passage of time has gone changing the way they are developed Pupusas and their ingredients. At present can be found Pupusas produced with corn dough or with rice dough.

It is said that the specialty of Pupusas that are produced rice dough emerged as a result of a shortage of Corn. This made some people used to prepare Pupusas rice instead of corn as it is traditional. Today is very common to find Pupusas prepared from corn and rice.

Each year Salvadorans celebrated the national day of the Pupusas. This celebration takes place the second Sunday in November. The Pupusas is a typical dish Salvadoran very important for the economy of El Salvador , since it is said that every weekend is selling reach several million dollars a day.

Importantly, where there is a Salvadoran Pupusas can be found, so that you can find Pupusas in Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico and the United States .

The Pupusas are classified according to their ingredients and are: cheese, pork rind, beans and cheese, revolts (cheese, beans and pork rind), which are traditional ones. Among the new combinations are: chicken, shrimp, crab, tuna, Pepperoni, salami, meat, among others. Each of these specialties prepared dough of corn or rice dough.

The Pupusas are accompanied with coffee or hot chocolate and tomato sauce which is naturally prepared with tomato, onion, spices, garlic and other vegetables. In addition to traditional tanned made with chopped cabbage, carrot, onion, oregano, hot pepper and vinegar.