Quesadilla Salvadoreña Explained

Quesadilla salvadoreña
Country:	El Salvador
Region:	National
Type:	Salvadoran cuisine,pound cake
Main Ingredient:	flour, sugar, cheese

Quesadilla salvadoreña is a pan dulce, similar to a pound cake, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds, that is popular in El Salvador and Eastern Guatemala .^{[1] [2] [3]} Queso duro blanco can be substituted with Parmesan cheese. It is commonly served with coffee as part of breakfast or as a snack. It is traditionally baked on Sunday mornings.^[4]

By the 21st century the dish was increasingly found in US cities with large Salvadoran diaspora populations, such as San Antonio, New York, and Los Angeles.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Vera Abitol. Quesadilla Salvadorena. 2020.
• Jeremy Castillo. The Glass Files, We all make History. July 20, 2021.
• Igor. Cooking the Globe, Quesadilla salvadorena - sweet cheese bread. July 16, 2017.
• Lizet. Curious Cuisine, Salvadoran Quesadilla (Sweet Cheese Pound Cake). May 24, 2022.
• World Food Programme. El Salvador. 2023.
• Britannica, El Salvador, The Colonial Period. 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mastroanni. Anthony. What Is Quesadilla Salvadoreña And What Does It Taste Like?. 9 October 2021. Mashed. May 13, 2021 .
2. News: 22 September 2020. Salvadoran Quesadilla. Bon Appetit. Conde Naste. 9 October 2021.
3. Web site: Alas. Liseth. 2017-10-21. 10 varieties of Salvadoran sweet bread to taste with coffee. 2021-10-18. elsalvador.com. es.
4. Web site: Quesadilla Salvadoreña . 2021-10-18. Atlas Media.
5. News: Esparza. Bill. December 3, 2015. For National Pastry Day, Consider El Salvador's Sweet Quesadilla. Los Angeles Magazine. 9 October 2021.
6. Web site: Elizarraras. Jessica. 2011-11-09. Sweet treat: Quesadilla Salvadoreña. 2021-10-18. San Antonio Express-News. en-US.
7. Web site: Rodas Juarez. Celeste. 29 September 2021. Los mejores restaurantes de América Latina y Centroamérica por menos de 20 dólares. 2021-10-18. Univision. spanish.