Comments on: El Rinconcito Salvadoreno Pupusas

By: Dakonella

Dakonella — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:11:35 +0000

@Kim:

Thank you for your nice comment. Yes, I do not have any respect for those foreign travellers who complain about Salvadorean food without looking at the historical component. Thank you for speaking up for my people. We need more more individuals with your thinking rather than uneducated people like him.

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By: Dorian Taylor

Dorian Taylor — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:36:01 +0000

YES pupusas. Also their tortilla soup is pretty tasty.

By: Cotebrune

Cotebrune — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:56:25 +0000

El caracole excellent. Compare the pupusas an the seafood soup. El caracolito good too.

By: degan

degan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:12:48 +0000

great! el inca is actually on my list to visit but i think i might check out el caracol this weekend. thanks!\\

By: KimHo

KimHo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:21:12 +0000

For sopa de pata (literally, foot’s soup), you can find it in El Pulgarcito, in East Hastings, near Nanaimo. They also have tamal but it was average at best.

For mondongo (tripe) and ceviche, my suggestion is El Inka Deli, near Burnaby General Hospital.

For fried fish (pescado frito), El Caracol Cafe should do the trick (El Inka Deli has it as well). Be prepared to fight with bones, though, as the fish is fried whole!

By: degan

degan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:46:07 +0000

I would love to try those! is there anywhere local that serves them? I thought I’d been to every Latin place in town.

By: KimHo

KimHo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:05:12 +0000

While I won’t blame yout for saying it (due to the lack of almost anything Central American here in Vancouver, Rinconcito Salvadoreño aside), it is unfortunate those are your thoughts of Central American food (i.e., beans and rice, beans, rice, cheese etc.). It is true Central American consume a lot of carbs; however, there are historical reasons behind it, specially that of they being a cheap combination that will provide all required nutrients.

Next time you go to a Latin restaurant (and I will exclude Nuevo Latino type cooking), may I suggest you ask for dishes you won’t usually see, like mondongo (or its soup equivalent, sopa de mondongo), sopa de pata, ceviche, pescado frito (or, at times, mojarra), tamal de olla, et al. True, not gourmet, but, if the appropriate ingredients can be found, it beats a lot of so-called gourmet dishes you will find in North America.