Okay, so one way to enjoy a copious amount of pupusas, elote loco, horchata de arroz, and other typical Salvadoran food is at the Juayúa Food Fair held every Sunday. 
(Pronounced WHY-OOH-AH, with the accent on the OOH, for all you not-Spanish-speaking-quite-yet Gringos out there.)
The whole town gathers in town square for the event and food is served and eaten at plastic tables and chairs under the shade of multi-colored canopies and trees. Dozens of food vendors set up along one side of the plaza and people line up at individual tents to sample their fares.
The dining tent is the largest, and live music is as common place as the pupusas! Vendors wander the square selling desserts, toys, CDs… you name it, somebody’s got it!
The prices are great! Many without established favorites like to sample a variety of items from a number of tents. The aroma of all the delicious food and coffee is amazing! Try the Riguas de Coco… a cornmeal and coconut mixture cooked in the leaf, then fried on the grill and finally topped with a perfectly sweet coconut sauce. I would stay away from the grilled frogs… but that might just be a personal preference. The elote loco is a little crazy… hence the name… but it’s worth a try: boiled corn, smeared with mustard, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and topped off with some other sauces… you might just like it.
Juayúa is just a day trip from San Salvador, only about 50 miles (75 km), and is totally worth it to escape the busy hustle and bustle of the city. The food festival in itself is worth the trip, but if you have a chance to look around a bit, the town is actually quite nice. Cobbled streets, colonial architecture… it is a peaceful place to be. If you only have the day, you might think of
taking a horse and carriage ride around the city after you are done. It is a nice setting to digest and enjoy the scenery in.
It seems Juayúa has yet to make it big in the foreigner market: normally the tourists are El Salvadorans coming for vacation from another part in the country. Some gringos do make it up here, and the ones who can keep on coming back for more!
I haven’t heard of any problems, but with these massive crowds, it is best to keep your valuables close, and especially be on guard for pick-pockets. It is easy to let your guard down because the Juayúa Food Fair seems like a giant family reunion, or the best summer block party, but as Gringos we stand out as targets for petty crime. Don’t be paranoid, just be aware.
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