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A pupusa ((:puˈpusa), from Pipil ''pupusaw'') is a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla (made using ''masa de maíz'', a cornmeal dough used in Mesoamerican cuisine) that is usually filled with a blend of the following: * cheese (''queso'') (usually a soft cheese called ''Quesillo'' found throughout Central America) * cooked and seasoned pork meat ground to a paste consistency (called ''chicharrón'', not to be confused with fried pork rind, which is also known as ''chicharrón'' in some other countries) * refried beans (''frijoles refritos''), or ''queso con loroco'' (loroco is a vine flower bud from Central America). The two most common pupusas are the ''pupusa de quesillo'' (cheese) and more popular ''pupusa revuelta'' with mixed ingredients of cheese, beans,〔''Topics'' Foods Around The World, May 25, 2006〕 and ''chicharrón''. Pupusas are typically served with ''curtido'' (lightly fermented cabbage slaw with red chilies and vinegar). Pupusas are similar to the South American ''arepa''. The main differences are that pupusas are filled prior to cooking (while arepas, afterwards), and that pupusas are made from ''nixtamal'', whereas ''arepas'' are made from ordinary corn dough. ''Nixtamal'' is basically the same corn dough, but it has undergone a preparation process involving an alkaline solution before cooking, which contributes to the peeling of the grains, making valuable nutrients available. This process was developed in Mesoamerica around 1500–1200 BCE. Early Mesoamericans used quicklime or slaked lime and ashes as the alkaline solution. Dried ''nixtamal'' is now commercially available. The average revuelta pupusa contains around 400 Calories.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/lodeldia/171481-las-pupusas-y-el-corazon.html )〕 The Mexican ''gordita'' is also similar to the Salvadoran pupusa, but the ingredients vary. ''Gorditas'' generally have more filling than pupusas (hence the name ''gordita''—"little fatty") and normally have an opening at the center of the tortilla. == Etymology == ''Pupusa'' is the Spanish rendering of ''popotlax'', which is a combination of the Pipil or Nahuatl words ''popotl'' meaning large, stuffed, bulky, and ''tlaxkalli'' which means tortilla. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pupusa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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