Copper COPPER
Download

← All countries

🇸🇻 Traditional dishes from El Salvador

3 dishes people actually cook in El Salvador: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

🇸🇻

The dart landed on El Salvador. Drag to spin the planet.

Pupusas

60 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Pupusas, a traditional dish from El Salvador

Delicious handmade pupusas filled with cheese and beans.

  • 400 g masa harina
  • 300 ml water
  • 200 g refried beans
  • 200 g queso fresco
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil

Sopa de pata

120 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Sopa de pata, a traditional dish from El Salvador

A hearty Salvadoran soup packed with flavor!

  • 500 g beef tripe
  • 300 g beef shank
  • 200 g corn
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 150 g carrots
  • 150 g green beans
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 30 g cilantro
  • 2 limes
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 water

Yuca frita

45 min · easy · 4 ingredients

Yuca frita, a traditional dish from El Salvador

Crispy and golden yuca fries, a perfect snack!

  • 800 g yuca
  • 500 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 limes

What do people eat in El Salvador?

The three dishes from El Salvador documented in Copper are Pupusas, Sopa de pata and Yuca frita. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from El Salvador?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the El Salvador entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from El Salvador take?

Yuca frita is the quickest at 45 minutes. Sopa de pata is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from El Salvador is easiest to make at home?

Yuca frita is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

Get the step-by-step recipes