Nuvias Restaurant and Papuseria

I think I was first introduced to Papusas by a poet from El Salvador. Only being familiar with "Mexican" food, this resembled a tostada but was much more hearty. The round corn tortilla-like base is warm and soft but a lot thicker than your average Mexican Tortilla. The meats and cheese are inside the tortilla-like base. Then you get a bowl of pickled lettuce and spices and you put that on top. You can put hot sauce on top of that and then you eat it with a fork.

Nuvias, 1525 W. Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026, 213-922-0577 serves a really good one. They have other dishes on the menu and they have the El Salvadorian Quesadilla, which is totally not like a Mexican Quesadilla but rather like a rich thin cake. Good, home-cooking like El Salvadorian food. You just can't beat it.