{"id":83366,"date":"2022-04-07T07:47:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=83366"},"modified":"2024-10-16T06:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:44:42","slug":"in-the-kitchen-honduran-pupusas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/in-the-kitchen-honduran-pupusas","title":{"rendered":"In the kitchen: Honduran pupusas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Take masa harina — a special flour made from corn that’s been soaked in lime water — and add salt and water to create a dough. Roll it out and fill with cheese, beans, or pork. Lightly fry in a pan until both sides are golden. What do you get? A delicious Central American dish known as pupusas. The dish’s simplicity belies its flavor.<\/p>\n

Pupusas originated in El Salvador<\/a> and western Honduras<\/a>, and are extremely popular in Central and South America. They’re similar to Mexican gorditas and Venezuelan arepas. A vinegary cabbage and onion mixture called encurtido usually accompanies the pupusas.<\/p>\n

Experts believe corn was first domesticated in Central America<\/a> 4,300 years ago. Since then, it’s been a staple in Central and South American cooking.<\/p>\n

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Four-year-old Ashley enjoys a pupusa prepared by her mother, Heidy. (©2019 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For 4-year-old Ashley and her mother, Heidy, that staple goes a long way toward providing for their family. After receiving training through World Vision’s Youth Ready program — part of World Vision’s Hope for Honduras<\/a> initiative — Heidy started her own business. She caters for events in Tegucigalpa — the capital of Honduras — and she sells her homemade pupusas in local parks. Ashley reaps the benefits, which sometimes include a tasty lunch of pupusas.<\/p>\n

Pupusa recipe<\/h2>\n

Curtido ingredients<\/h2>\n