Capital: San Salvador
Information:
CIA World Factbook: El Salvador
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html
BBC News Country Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1220684.stm
Enchanted Learning: Map of El Salvador
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/northamerica/elsalvador/outlinemap/
Perry Castaneda Maps
legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/el_salvador.html
Music of El Salvador:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1L5SwLTm1n1nHCdclEpwf5
Art gallery
Traditional Dance
Food
Main Dish
Pupusas
Tortillas Stuffed with Meat and Cheese
Note:Pupusas can be made with a meat or cheese filling. This recipe uses meat. Grated farmer's cheese, mozzarella, Swiss, or any combination of these cheeses will work nicely.
13 November is National Pupusa Day in El Salvador.
Ingredients
1 pound ground pork (sausage)
1/2 large onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium fresh green chili, seeded and minced
1 small tomato, finely chopped
1/4 pound white cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour
4 cups water, approximately
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Directions
Hint
Using a tortilla press is an easier and quicker flattening method for beginning pupusa makers. Experts slap the dough from palm to palm to flatten it out.
From: Culturegrams
Pupusas
Tortillas Stuffed with Meat and Cheese
Note:Pupusas can be made with a meat or cheese filling. This recipe uses meat. Grated farmer's cheese, mozzarella, Swiss, or any combination of these cheeses will work nicely.
13 November is National Pupusa Day in El Salvador.
Ingredients
1 pound ground pork (sausage)
1/2 large onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium fresh green chili, seeded and minced
1 small tomato, finely chopped
1/4 pound white cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour
4 cups water, approximately
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Directions
- In a large nonstick saucepan, cook pork, onion, and garlic over high heat. If necessary, add small amounts of water to the pork to prevent sticking. When the meat is cooked thoroughly, reduce heat to low and add chili and tomato. Let mixture cook until all liquid has evaporated. Set aside to cool. Stir in the cheese and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, put flour and enough water to make a dough. Divide the dough into 25 pieces and roll each into a ball. Flatten each ball between the palms of your hands to 1/2-inch thickness. Put a spoonful of the meat mixture in the middle of each disk of dough and enclose it firmly. Flatten the pupusas again until 1/2 inch thick.
- Heat a flat, heavy-bottomed skillet until it is very hot. Brush the skillet with a little oil. Cook the pupusas on each side for 4 to 5 minutes, until nicely browned.
- Serve immediately.
Hint
Using a tortilla press is an easier and quicker flattening method for beginning pupusa makers. Experts slap the dough from palm to palm to flatten it out.
From: Culturegrams
From: They Draw & Cook
The magical flavor of bean soup in El Salvador by Susana Coto
San Salvador, San Salvador, SV
Beans are the main subsistence base in Salvadoran families. Each member adds the ingredients to their taste, and just like that the bean soup magic is created. This piece is a compilation of ingredients and combinations that Salvadoran people make in the White Beans soup (Great Northern Beans) and in the Red Beans soup.
The hand draw digital style is presented in typography and illustration as a reflection of the combination of flavors that each person can create. The background of the piece refers to the typical tablecloth occupied in El Salvador.