They are made of flour, just like gorditas, but have no opening so they must be eaten with a knife and fork. Pupusas can be ordered with chicken, pork or cheese. Regardless of what type of pupusa you order, make sure to put curtido on it, which the restaurant provides free of charge. Curtido is similar to sauerkraut except sourer and spicier, adding a taste any Bavarian would savor. My meal also comes with tortillas, Salvadoran-style.
Salvadoran tortillas are smaller and much thicker than Mexican tortillas.
Sal insists that tortillas are native to El Salvador, but I laugh this off as a futile attempt to emulate a superior culture. A full stomach, a cheap bill and a slight thaw in our Salvadoran-Mexican Cold War. Beer and wine. All major credit cards accepted. E-mail this story to a friend.