Pupusa
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![Making pupusas at Las Chinamas in El Salvador](/Images/godic/202502/05/2010.05.04.165724_Pupusería_Las_Chinamas_El_Salvador1855.jpg")
![Traditional pupusas in El Salvador are cooked over wood fire, using a pottery griddle (called a comal).](/Images/godic/202502/05/Traditional_Pupusas_over_wood_fire1856.jpg")
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A pupusa (Spanish pronunciation: [puˈpusa], from Pipil pupusaw) is a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla (made using masa de maíz, a cornmeal dough used in Mesoamerican cuisine) that is usually filled with a blend of the following: