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Pupusa.A pupusa is a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla that is usually �lled with a blend of the following: cheese, chicharron(cooked pork meat ground to a paste consistency), refried beans, loroco, zucchini and other vegetables. Pupusas can also be made from rice �our and are typically served with curtido and salsa de tomate.

HistoryPupusas were �rst created centuries ago by the Pipil tribes who inhabited the territory now known as El Salvador. Cooking implements for their preparation have been excavated in Joya de Cerén, "El Salvador's Pompeii", site of a native village that was buried by ashes from a volcano explosion, and where foodstu�s were preserved as they were being cooked almost 2000 years ago. The instruments for their preparation have also been found in other archaeological sites in El Salvador.

In the late 1940s, pupusas were still not widespread across El Salvador, and were mostly localized in the central towns, such as Quezaltepeque, and cities of the country. As the population began migrating to other areas in the 1960s, pupusa stands proliferated across the country and in neighboring areas of Honduras and Guatemala, sometimes with variations in shape, size or �lling. In Guatemala during the 1970s, pupusas had a half-moon shape. The half-moon shape would be considered a half-eaten pupusa in the Chalatenango area; �sh pupusas were uncommon, and pupusas served east of the Lempa River usually had a much larger diameter.

In the 1980s, the Salvadoran civil war forced a Salvadoran migration to other countries, mainly the United States. Therefore, pupusas became available outside the country wherever a Salvadoran community was found. Immigrants have brought the dish to most areas of the United States. Pupusas are traditionally are traditionally eaten by hand.

Pupusa.Una pupusa es un tradicional plato Salvadoreño hecho a mano de una maza gruesa de tortilla de maíz, usualmente rellena de lo siguiente: queso, chicharrón, frejoles refritos, loroco, zapallo y otros vegetales. Las pupusas también se pueden hacer de harina de arroz y son típicamente servidas con un curtido y una salsa de tomate.

HistoriaLas pupusas fueron creadas hace siglos por las Tribu Pipil, quienes habitaron el territorio ahora conocido como El Salvador. Los implementos de cocina para su preparación han sido descavados en Joya de Cerén, “La Pompeya de El Salvador”, lugar de una villa nativa que fue enterrada por la explosión de un volcán. Y donde las cosas de comida fueron preservadas tal cual eran preparadas hace casi 2000 años. Los instrumentos de preparación fueron también encontrados en otros lugares arqueológicos de El Salvador.

A �nales de los años 1940, las pupusas no habían sido esparcidas por todo el Salvador, y eran localizadas en su mayoría en los pueblos centrales, como Quezaltepeque y otras ciudades del país. Conforme la población comenzó a migrar a otras áreas en los años 1960, las pupusas se expandieron proliferada mente por todo el País y por todas las áreas vecinas de Honduras y Guatemala, algunas veces con variaciones en formas, tamaños y rellenos. In Guatemala durante los años 1970, las pupusas tenían la forma de una media luna. Una pupusa en forma de media luna era considerada una pupusa comida a la mitad en el área de Chalatenango, las pupusas de pescado eran muy poco comunes, y las pupusas servidas al este del Río Lempa usualmente tenían un diámetro más largo.

ANTOJITOS

Yuca con Chicharron

Taquitos Fritos

Pan con Gallina

PUPUSAS

Queso / Cheese onlyChicharron / Pork onlyChicharron con queso / Pork and cheeseQueso con Loroco / Cheese and LorocoFrijoles / Beans onlyFijoles con Queso / Cheese and BeansRevueltas / Cheese, beans and PorkLocas / Cheese, beans, pork and pumpkinAyote con queso / pumpkin and cheese

Corn �ourMasa de maiz

Rice �ourMasa de Arroz

$1.99$1.99$2.25$2.25$1.99$2.25$2.50$2.75$2.25

$2.25$2.25$2.50$2.50$2.25$2.50$2.75$2.99$2.50

Pan con Gallina- Hoagie roll stu�ed with chicken and vegetables.

$ 5.99

Taquitos Fritos-Fried tacos (chicken or beef) served with guacamole,sour cream, lettuce and pico de gallo.

$ 4.99

Yuca con Chicharron- Fried yucca topped with fried pork and salvadorean coleslaw(curtido).

$ 4.99

Atol de Elote- Is a warm, smooth, and sweet thickened drink made from corn.

$ 3.50

Nuegados- Fried yucca drizzled in brown sugar.

$ 3.99

Empanadas de Platano- Made from plantain and �lled with milk custard, fried andpowdered with sugar.

$ 3.50

Tamal de Gallina- Hen made tamales �lled with vegetables.

$ 1.99

Tamales de Elote.- Made with fresh corn.

$ 1.99

PUPUSAS.A pupusa is a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla that is usually �lled with a blend of the following: cheese, chicharron(cooked pork meat ground to a paste consistency), refried beans, loroco, zucchini and other vegetables. Pupusas can also be made from rice �our and are typically served with curtido and salsa de tomate.

PUPUSAS ESPECIALES

Super Locas / Cheese, beans,pork and pumpkinPollo / Chicken and cheeseCarne / Beef and CheeseCamaron / shrimp and cheesePepperoni / Pepperoni and CheeseAguacate / Avocado and CheeseHawaiian / Pineapple and Cheese

$ 13.99 $ 14.99

$ 3.50

$ 2.99$ 2.99$ 2.99$ 2.50$ 2.50$ 2.50

$ 3.99

$ 3.50$ 3.50$ 3.50$ 2.99$ 2.99$ 2.99

Pupusa Familiar

Pupusa Familiar

Super Desayuno

- With your choice of cheese, revuelta, chicharron conqueso, frijol queso and chicharron.(AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE MAY APPLY FOR EXTRA ITEM).

SOPAS

$ 14.99Mariscada- Seafood soup made with crab, tilapia, muscles,seafood mix and two tortillas.

$ 11.99Sopa de Gallina

Mariscada

Sopa de Gallina

- Hen soup, served with rice, small salad and two tortillas.

$ 11.99

$ 11.99

Sopa de Mondongo- Mondongo soup made with honey cow triple, beef feet,vegatables and two tortillas.

Sopa de Res- Beef soup made with short ribs, vegetables and served with two tortillas.

ENSALADAS

$ 6.99Grill Chicken Salads- Fresh iceberg lettuce mix with tomatoes, cucumbers, topped with grill chicken breast and served with your choice of ranch dressing or Caesar dressing.

DESAYUNOS

$ 9.99Desayuno Tipico- Scrambled eggs, fried beans, fried plantain, two tortillas, salvadorean cheese and cream.

$ 8.99Huevos Rancheros- Two eggs topped with our ranchero sauce, served with friend beans, cheese and two tortillas.

$ 6.99Platanos Fritos- Fried plantains served with salvadorean cream and fried beans.

$ 11.99Super DesayunoThe perfect breakfast !!! two eggs, fried beans, cream, fried plantain, Spanish chorizo,and two tortillas (Salvadorean style).

Maiz Arroz

Tacos de Lengua / Beef tong tacos Tacos de Pollo / Chicken tacos

TACOS

ESPECIALES

$ 12.99Carne Asada - Tender marinated NY Street served with rice, fried beans, small salad,pico de gallo and two tortillas.

$ 12.99Pescado Frito- Whole fried tilapia served with rice, fried beans, small salad and two tortillas.

$ 11.99Pollo a la Plancha- Grilled chicken breast served with rice, fried beans, small saladand two tortillas.

$ 11.99Pechuga Encebollada- Grilled chicken breast served with rice, fried beans, small saladand two tortillas.

$ 11.99Pollo con Tajada- Traditional meal from Honduras. Fried chicken, green banana,cabbage, pico de gallo and house dressing.

$ 19.99Asado Latino- Grilled latin platter served with tender marinated steak; chicken,shrimp, Spanish chorizo, small salad, rice, beans and two tortillas.

$ 14.99Mar y Tierra- Tender marinated New York strip and grilled shrimp served with rice,fried beans, small salad and two tortillas.

$ 13.99Camarones a la plancha- Marinated shrimp cooked on the grill and served with rice, friedbeans, small salad, and two tortillas.

$ 2.50$ 2.50

$ 2.50$ 2.50

All our tacos come with cilantro, onion and pico de gallo.

Carne Asada

Pescado Frito

Pollo con Tajada

Asado Latino

Mar y Tierra

Tacos de Carne asada / Grill beef tacos Tacos de carnitas / Pork tacos

REFRESCOS NATURALES

Horchata Tamarindo

MaranonRefresco de Frutas

CokeDiet CokeSpriteFanta Orange

Fanta GrapeJarritos Cola ChampagneInca ColaAgua

SODAS

Jugo de naranja Jugo de manzana

BEBIDA PARA NIÑOS

CafeChocolate con Leche

Chocolate

BEBIDAS CALIENTES

Zanahoria y Naranja. / Carrot and orange.Naranja / orange.Zanahoria / Carrot.Banana, fresa y leche / Banana, strawberry and milk.Zanahoria con leche / carrot and milk.Banana con leche / Banana with milk.Fresa con leche / Strawberry with milk.

$ 4.50$ 4.50$ 4.50$ 4.50$ 4.50$ 4.50$ 4.50

Licuados Naturales

Tres leches cake

Tres leches cake

$ 3.50- The hottes Latin America’s dessert, staked in three lusciousmilks and covered with a satiny whipcream.

Flan

Flan

$ 2.99- Spanish style �an covered with our golden caramel sauce.

POSTRESAll our tacos cilantro, onion and pico de gallo.

Curtido.Is a type of lightly fermented cabbage slaw with red chilies and vinegar. It is typical in Salvadoran cuisine and that of other Central American countries, and is usually made with cabbage, onions, carrots. It is commonly served alongside pupusas, the national delicacy.

Salsa.Is a tomato sauce made with jalapenos peppers and spicies. It is served with curtido alongside pupusas.

Loroco.Fernaldia pandurata (common name: loroco) is a vine with edible �owers that grows in El Salvador, the eastern part of Guatemala, and other Central American countries. It is an important source of food in El Salvador and Guatemala. The plant's buds and �owers are used for cooking in a variety of ways, including in pupusas.

Marañon.The cashew tree is a tropical evergreen that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple. O�cially classed as Anacardium occidentale, it can grow as high as 14 metres (46 ft), but the dwarf cashew, growing up to 6 metres (20 ft), has proved more pro�table, with earlier maturity and higher yields.

The cashew nut is served as a snack or used in recipes, like other nuts, although it is actually a seed. The cashew apple is a fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet,astringent fruit drink or distilled into liqueur.

Horchata.The name derives from Catalan orxata, probably from ordiata, made from ordi (barley) (Latin *hordeata < hordeum). The Italian orzata, the French and English 'orgeat' and the Surinamese Dutch orgeade have the same origin, though the beverages themselves have diverged, and are generally no longer made from barley.

Horchata is the name of several kinds of traditional beverages, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley.

Tamarindo.Tamarindo is a drink typically served throughout Spanish America. It is made from tamarind (a legume: tamarindus indica) after it has been boiled in water, has had its seeds removed, and has been lique�ed and combined with sugar. It is typically sold in Mexico, and central and south American restaurants. It has gained popularity also in the United States and elsewhere. Tamarindo is also sold as a �avour of soda.

Curtido.Es un tipo de col ligeramente fermentada con ají rojo y vinagre. Es típico en la cocina Salvadoreña y para los otros países Centro Americanos, es usualmente hecho con col, cebollas, zanahoria. Es comúnmente servido junto con las pupusas.

Salsa.Es una salsa de tomate con jalapeños y especies. Es servido con el curtido junto con las pupusas.

Loroco.Fernaldia Pandurata (comúnmente conocido como: Loroco) es un vid con �ores comestibles que crecen en el Salvador, la parte este de Guatemala y otras ciudades de Centro América. Es una importante fuente de comida en el Salvador y Guatemala. Los brotes de las plantas y las �ores son usados en la cocina en una variedad de formas incluyendo en las pupusas.

Marañon.El árbol marañon es un árbol tropical que produce marañón o castaña de cajú y la castaña de manzana. O�cialmente clasi�cado como Anacardium occidentale, puede crecer hasta los 14 metros, pero este enano árbol, creciendo hasta unos 6 metros, ha demostrado mas rentabilidad, en cosechas tempranamente maduras y altas. El marañon es servido como snack o usado en recetas como otras nueces, a pesar de que es realmente una semilla. La castaña de manzana es una fruta, de la cual la pulpa es procesada en una bebida de fruta dulce or licor destilado.

Horchata.El nombre es derivado de Catalan orxata, probablemente de ordiata, hecho de la ordi (cebada) (Latin *hordeata < hordeum) El italiano orzata, el francés y el ingles orgeat y el “Surinamese Dutch” orgeade tienen el mismo origen, aunque las bebidas en si se han diversi�cado y en general ya no estan hechas de la cebada. Horchara es el nombre de diversas bebidas tradicionales hechas de almendras, ajonojiles, arroz y cebada.

Tamarindo.El tamarindo es una bebida tipicamente servida a lo largo de todo el Sur de América? (Spanish America?) Esta hecha de tamarindo (tamarindus indica) luego de haber sido herbida en agua, se le remueven las semillas y se convierte en liquid combinado con azucar. Es típicamente vendido en los restaurants en Mexico, en América Central y en América del Sur. Ha Ganado popularidad tambien en los Estados Unidos y en algunos otros lugares. Tamarindo es tambien vendido como un sabor de gaseosa.