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Traditional Dishes4:
Plato Tipico: fried sweet plantains, refried beans, scrambled or fried eggs, Salvadoran cream, corn tortilla
and coffee.
Papusas- Thick corn or rice tortillas stuffed with cheese, potato, beans, or pork.
Tamales- Cornmeal wrapped around chicken, pork, beans, vegetables and cooked in a banana leaf.
Yucca Frita- Deep fried cassava root served with a garlic sauce
Significant Health Problems5:
Liver Disease Ischemic Heart Disease Diabetes
Meal Patterns:
The diet of those living in Central America, most noticeably in El Salvador and Guatemala, is generally low
in fat, protein, and in many other micronutrients.3 Salvadorans typically consume three meals per day
(desayuno, almuerzo, and cena).4 Meals usually consist of tortillas, beans, rice, and an animal source of
protein such as eggs, pork, fish, or chicken when available. At meal times, men are the first to eat their fill,
then the mothers, and children eat last; Many times, children are left with only tortillas. Plantains, and beans
are reliable crops grown in El Salvador, and are a staple in Salvadoran cultural cuisines. Fresh produce is
usually grown or purchased at a market where farmers sell their crops or a grocery store (depending on
geography). Common beverages are blended fruits, hot chocolate, or coffee with breakfast.
Salvadoran Perception of Healthcare
Salvadorans, in general, believe that God controls their status of their health even with professional
treatments.6 They believe that treatments work or dont work based on the will of God.6
Despite the prevalence of the Catholic religion and other mainstream Christian denominations in
the lives of most Salvadorans, indigenous healthcare options are often utilized. A common home cure for a
headache used by Salvadoran people is to drink a mixture of egg whites and coffee beans.6 Traditional
healers called curanderos may be called upon when a person is sick rather than going to a Western doctor.6