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CHICHARRON [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
DEF

A thick tortilla roughly the size of a fast-food hamburger patty, filled with refried beans, cheese and sometimes pork rind.

OBS

The signature food of El Salvador.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
CONT

[...] le plat typique salvadorien est la pupusa, une galette de farine de maïs fourrée soit avec du fromage, du porc ou de la purée d'haricots frits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
CONT

Pupusa viene del náhuatl pupushahua que significa hinchazón y, por extensión, tortilla rellena. La tortilla es de masa de maíz y de arroz. Pueden rellenarse con queso, chicharrón, frijoles o combinadas, pescado, camarón y, para los vegetarianos, loroco, chipilín y ayote. [...] En la capital [San Salvador], este platillo se come acompañado de curtido de vinagre y salsa de tomate natural.

OBS

Plato típico de El Salvador.

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