by Chris | Sep 23, 2019 | El Salvador, Foods, Living Abroad
There are four main beers from El Salvador. I updated this number from three because I found Tourino recently, which is also from El Salvador. Beer is a competitive business in El Salvador, like anywhere. Additionally, there micro-breweries popping up all over the...
by Chris | Sep 22, 2019 | El Salvador
El Salvador has dense jungles, ample sunlight and occasional heavy rain that feeds the rainforest the water it needs to thrive. And thrive it does! Many of the plants here look like they’re straight from the ages of dinosaurs. As a resident of El Salvador that...
by Chris | Sep 20, 2019 | El Salvador, Foods, Living Abroad
Before I backpacked through Central America, I naively thought that all food in Central America is somewhat similar to Mexican food. It’s not. While Mexico is a leader in influencing latin culture, especially in Central America, each country has it’s own...
by Chris | Sep 20, 2019 | El Salvador, Foods, Living Abroad
Living in El Salvador, I’ve come very well acquainted with Pupusas. Before I visited El Salvador, I didn’t know anything about pupusas. In the United States, Mexican food has been infused into our culture. Tacos and burritos are available in every town....
by Chris | Sep 19, 2019 | El Salvador, Foods, Living Abroad
Horchata is a beverage available in Central America and also in some South American countries. Horchata differs depending on which country you buy it in because each country has their own preferred method for preparing horchata. Different ingredients can be used to...
by Chris | Sep 17, 2019 | Coffee, El Salvador, Living Abroad
I’m not an expert on the various types of coffee of the world. That said, I’m fairly knowledgable of coffee through-out Central America. Traveling the continent and living in El Salvador has exposed me to a lot of different brands of local coffee that I...
