PUPUSAS

We went out to eat last night at a place in Portland called "El Palenque". We ate pupusas, a delicious Salvadorian dish involving two handmade corn tortillas stuffed with stuff. Our "pupusa rebuelta" had cheese and beans and some sort of spiced meat in it and our "pupusa chicarron" was stuffed with seasoned pork. The Salvadorian special included fried plantains with refried black beans and cream, a yummy sweet cheese bread, and a fat tamale with big chunks of vegetables.

The girls were not so brave and stuck to the Mexican side of the menu, but I thoroughly enjoyed trying some new cuisine from our neighbors in El Salvador.

Of all the things you didn't know before now, I bet pupusas never crossed your mind.

Check it out at: www.elpalenque.org