The SalviSoul Cookbook celebrates and preserves important dishes from Salvadoran cuisine, such as platanos fritos con frijoles licuados (fried plantains with pureed beans). Nearly one in every four ...

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The significance is not lost on Vasquez, a fiercely devoted Angeleno who like many others came to the United States from El Salvador as an infant with her family fleeing the Salvadoran civil war. In ...

LOS ANGELES — Food never happened in a vacuum for Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stories always followed. Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming. Their food ...

I’d been curious about trying Eliana’s Authentic Salvadoran Cuisine ever the since the first time I drove by the place on 24th Street just north of McDowell. I love Mexican food and assumed that the ...

Tacoma's food scene gets a major boost from Balcon Express, a cozy spot on 6th Avenue where Salvadoran flavors take center stage. I'm excited to share with you the dishes that keep locals coming back ...

Many restaurants in Los Angeles compete to have the most unique takes on classic recipes by adding unexpected ingredients. At La Usuluteca, located in the Mid City neighborhood, their approach to ...

Pupusas could be described as pancakes with filling, but they’re so much more. At Holy Pupusas restaurant in Denton, pupusas are Salvadoran comfort food, made with love. People have discovered the ...

The irony of my experiences at La Cuscatleca Inc. is not lost on me. Here I am setting out to try a cuisine that is otherwise foreign to a vast majority of Detroiters, and yet the instant I cross the ...

Ashley Henriquez, a 21-year-old college senior at St. John Fisher University, has a tendency to be impulsive. An example: Chantz Miles, Ashley's professor in the business school at St. John Fisher ...

Near a tire and auto repair shop and a barbershop in Sacramento’s South Natomas neighborhood, a sign with bright red letters spells out the words “Pupusas Central.” The Salvadoran restaurant at 3408 ...