The most popular dish in El Salvador is pupusas thus, becoming the national dish. The meal is not at all expensive and so it is traditional. This dish is stuffed tortillas which people can have for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A Salvadorian lunch, the soup has large chunk of beef along with plantain, cassava and corn. You can also add chayotes, cabbage and carrots to the soup. You can get this anywhere in the local market in the country.
Fried in hot oil, Mojarra is a fish that is quite in demand. The outer skin of the fish turns crispy when fried in oil while the inside is still juicy. The locals enjoy it with a salad of tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce with lemon.