Pupusa

A pupusa is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from El Salvador and Honduras, made from cornmeal or rice flour and stuffed with fillings such as cheese, refried beans, chicharron or squash. El Salvador holds pre-Columbian roots in the dish and was recognized by the World Trade Organization in 2018 with a denominacion de origen, a designation of origin, after Honduran negotiators ceded the claim during 2003 CAFTA-DR talks; the earliest documented mention dates to 1837, recorded by the Guatemalan poet José Batres Montúfar. The handmade maize or rice dough is stuffed, shaped and cooked on a griddle called a comal, then traditionally eaten by hand alongside curtido, a spicy pickled cabbage slaw, and tomato sauce. El Salvador declared the pupusa its national dish in 2005 and marks a National Pupusa Day each second Sunday in November.