What is Pupusa?
[[File:Pupusas.jpg|thumb|Pupusas]] [[File:Pupusas with curtido and salsa.jpg|thumb|Pupusas with curtido and salsa.]] A '''pupusa''' is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from the cuisine of [[El Salvador]] is a traditional food made with [[corn flour]], [[bean]]s, [[cheese]], [[chicharrón]] (pork), or any filling. People usually eat pupusas at [[breakfast]] and [[dinner]]. It is eaten with [[tomato sauce]] and [[curtido]]. ==History== Pupusas - also known as pupisio - were first created by the Pipil in El Salvador. Over time cooking material for their preparation have been found in Joya de Cerén, “El Salvador’s Pompeii”, place of a native small town<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elamanecer.ca/culinary%20history%20pupusas.htm|title=town|access-date=2018-06-08|archive-date=2018-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609015830/http://www.elamanecer.ca/culinary%20history%20pupusas.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> that was buried by ashes from a volcano explosion, and where foodstuffs were preserved as they were being cooked almost two thousand years ago by the tribes. The articles for their preparation have also been found in other archaeological sites in El Salvador. ==Different types== Depending on what city people visit, they will find different types of Pupusas. If they go to the coast side, they will find Pupusas filled with [[shrimp]] and fish. Pupusas can also be filled with different types of flowers like “flor de Izote” (El Salvador national flower), lorocco, Cucurbita argyrosperma, cilantro, Chamaedorea tepejilote, chipilín, mora, chicken, and papelillo. ==Around the Americas== There are various types of Pupusas in El Salvador alone. From the way the [[dough]] is made to the preparation and even the fillings that are used, each place and pupuseria can have their own take on making a pupusa. On the other hand, El Salvador, a pupusa de arroz is also a popular variant. It is made from [[rice flour]] instead of cornmeal. Pupusas are not always going to taste the same, depending on what type of dough