It all started with salpicón. Nine years ago, Karla Tatiana Vasquez wanted to make the seasoned minced meat dish with radish and fresh mint that’s a staple in El Salvador. She called her grandmother, ...
The SalviSoul Cookbook celebrates and preserves important dishes from Salvadoran cuisine, such as platanos fritos con frijoles licuados (fried plantains with pureed beans). Nearly one in every four ...
On a brisk, June morning in Silverlake, food writerKarla Vasquezstands in front of a shady backyard table, speaking to an audience of nine. She’s hosting her third Salvadoran cooking workshop. This ...
They say you can find anything on the internet. But when Karla Tatiana Vasquez went looking for Salvadoran recipes, she couldn't find many that satisfied her, nor a cookbook in English. So the writer, ...
LOS ANGELES — Food never happened in a vacuum for Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stories always followed. Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming. Their food ...
I’d been curious about trying Eliana’s Authentic Salvadoran Cuisine ever the since the first time I drove by the place on 24th Street just north of McDowell. I love Mexican food and assumed that the ...
Unfortunately, there are certain cuisines that don't have the same cultural cache, if you will, that others — like Italian, Thai, Chinese and Mexican — have developed in the United States. One of ...
El Salvadoreño Restaurant opened its doors in East Stroudsburg this summer, bringing a taste of El Salvador to the region. Manager Ashley Rosales, daughter of the owners, said the idea came from her ...
The irony of my experiences at La Cuscatleca Inc. is not lost on me. Here I am setting out to try a cuisine that is otherwise foreign to a vast majority of Detroiters, and yet the instant I cross the ...