Pupusas, anyone?

Mmmmm.....yummy. Enjoying Salvadorian Empanadas @ El Caravana on North Lake.

After MA was introduced to Salvadorian food by her co-worker, she became obsessed with pupusas. She figured there had to be one in Pasadena. After a bit of research on the internet, she found a place on Lake. North Lake. That's like the rougher part of Pasadena. If the Rose Parade went through here, the floats would have to have thorns.

Inside, the place reminded me a bit of the Caribbean restaurant that used to be on South Lake. Not because of the decor, but probably the lighting. All the paintings on the wall seemed to have odd perspectives, and unproportionate figures, but strangely enough seems to set a Latin feel in the room.

MA ordered a loroco (type of veggie) and a revuelta (pork) pupusa. It came with a dipping sauce and a little bowl of pickled cabbage that reminded me of kimchi. This place is like pupusas heaven. I had garlic shrimp. Yeah, I know. I don't think there's any fancy Spanish names for it - just the word for shrimp and garlic. No se. The shrimp came with rice and beans. It's not quite like the Mexican rice and beans, but it's rice and beans. And they covered it with what looked like salsa, but it's not. Sounds Mexican? But yet...it's not. And our dinner? It was fantastic. We finished it off with their version of empanadas - like a fried plantain stuffed with cream. Yummy. The whole meal was quite satisfying. Much like the time we ate at Sushiya.