What are Pupusas and How to Make Pupusas
Stuffed Corn-Masa Cakes El Salvador is synonymous with pupusas, the lightly-charred, corn-masa cakes filled with soft, savory ingredients. In appearance, they’re similar to the Mexican gordita, the Venezuelan arape and the Guatemalan doblado. With the exception...
What is Nixtamalization?: Masa Harina Corn Flour
What is Nixtamalization? I wasn’t familiar with the term until I became curious about pupusas and wondered how the corn differed from the tortillas and tamales of Mexico and Central America. It doesn’t. They’re made with masa harina corn flour or...
3 Holidays, 3 Countries: Halloween in Mexico, Thanksgiving in Nicaragua and Christmas in El Salvador
Carving Pumpkins and Roasting Pumpkin Seeds in Mexico As our neighbor and heavy consumer of American culture, Mexicans have incorporated a little Halloween into their Day of the Dead (Nov 1 & 2) festivities. Some kids will go trick-or-treating and wear costumes...Welcome
Hola! I’m Erika, a Mexican American with a Masters in Latin American Studies and a love for Latin-American and Iberian cultures, languages and travel.