5 Salvadoran dishes very similar to Mexican snacks

Salvadoran cuisine, like Mexican gastronomy, is characterized by being born from the fusion of two main cultures, the indigenous and the Spanish, which we can verify by enjoying their typical dishes that also use corn, beans, spices, and beef and pork, among others. Do the following Salvadoran dishes remind you of any Mexican snacks? Salvadoran Pupusas The pupusas could very well be the protagonists of Salvadoran cuisine, as they are the most well-known and preferred by people. They are small tortillas made with corn or rice dough, filled with different ingredients such as cheese, beans, or spinach, fish, and even shrimp. Don't you think they are very similar to Mexican gorditas but with thicker dough? Fried YucaFried yuca, also known as salcochada, is a fried dish made with yuca, a tuber similar to sweet potato in Mexico, served with pieces of fish, tomato sauce, chili, and lemon, among other ingredients. This could very well be compared to the prepared chicharrones or the chips with sauce and lemon found at corner stalls on Mexican streets.Bread with Chicken Bread with chicken, or “panes migueleños,” comes from the eastern part of El Salvador, where the San Miguel Department is located. Bread with chicken could be compared to tortas esquineras in Mexico, as the dish consists of a long flour bread filled with curtido (fermented cabbage condiment), lettuce, watercress, tomato, cucumber, and pickles. Could it also be a torta without meat, like a pambazo with potato?Salvadoran Tamales Although tamales are a typical dish of Mexico, El Salvador, and other Latin countries, what makes Salvadoran tamales unique is the blend of some special ingredients like chipilín, a typical plant that gives a different flavor to the corn dough; sweet corn tamales include tender corn kernels, and pisque tamales are made only with beans and cheese. Salvadoran Enchiladas Salvadoran enchiladas have the same anatomy as a Mexican sopecito, as both are made on a base of fried corn tortilla topped with chopped meat, hard-boiled egg, grated cheese, tomato sauce, and some vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers. These Salvadoran dishes remind us that our cultures are very similar, but undoubtedly, the seasoning of El Salvador is unmatched. Are you craving any of these examples or do you prefer the Mexican versions?