This is mmm-yoso!!! A food blog. Today, Cathy is writing about a meal she had. At a place she has written about already. Because she can. Kirk and ed(from Yuma) are out and about, doing other things.
Hi. I wrote about Salvadoreña almost a year and a half ago but had been coming here for years before I ever posted and have been here quite a few times since. I thought I'd do an update.
It's in the same location. Across from the El Cajon Harbor Freight Tools.
The interior, including the menu, has not changed.
The pupusas are made to order. You can hear the ladies in the back, slapping the dough just before cooking. The tomato sauce and curtido (Salvadoreañean Kimchee) are brought out to the table with the pupusas.
12:00-queso(cheese), 3:00-pollo (chicken), 6:00-papa(potato), 9:00- frijole(bean)
Here is a close up of the fresh curtido-you can see the finely sliced jalapeño at 3:00. The cabbage, mild onion and carrots are crispy and so fresh. It is lightly marinated and very complimentary to the pupusas.
We also got the Yuca Frita plate. A lightly battered and fried yuca – commonly called a cassava (it has potato flavor and texture; starchy)topped with some pieces of puerco (fried pork…carnita-like) and served with curtido, some sliced vegetables and a wedge of lime.
Oh. What I really meant by it hasn't changed- pupusas are still $1.75 each, the fried yuca plate is still $4.99. We shared a small Jamaica beverage, $1.75 and were asked if we wanted ice or not. I really appreciate consistency. You'll like it here. (The Mexican food is really good, with fresh made tortillas.)
Pupuseria Salvadoreña 1207 East Main Street El Cajon 92021 (619) 447-2501 Mon-Sat 9-9, Sun 10-9
i love that they give you a little container of those pickled cabbage and what not….that’s a nice touch. i have not yet had the pleasure of having a pupusa yet….i always imagined it to be something different (like a big samosa), but that looks wonderful….when i come down, i will definitely have to try and find a place although with all the food blogs i read/all my cravings as a poor student…the list is neverending!
i hope you and the rest of the mmmyoso crew have been well! at least i know you’ve all been eating well =)
This makes me so hungry. Those pupusas look great. I still miss the Salvadoran place in Yuma that closed (Pupuseria Cabanas).
I’ve never had a pupusa either, but one day while driving to a thrift store significant other saw a sign that said “Pupusas for Sale.” SO said “boy somebody needs to learn how to spell puppies.” I laughed and explained what a pupusa was, but we didn’t stop to try any.
I think we all have kept the poor student mentality on this blog, Sawyer. That way we can show many enjoyable meals. Pupusas are masa/corn based and samosa are more dough/flour based. Both are good and hearty. These are so fresh…
I looked at your Pupuseria Cabanas posts, ed, and just wanted to drive East for 3 hours…it looked wonderful.
Ha, AZ. We were passing the Target parking lot in Santee and saw a truck with “Puppies for Sale”…maybe it wasn’t what we thought…You need to just stop when you see signs. It’s fun.
I love curtido! Never thought of it as “kimchee” but now that you mention it, it totally is! Lol…
Hi again, Rosa. This place makes an excellent, finely sliced, fresh curtido. Sometimes my immediate thought (about many things) is oddly unusual, yet properly descriptive, that’s just how I am.