I'm a little late to the party, I know, but felt like chiming in. I don't know where to find Salvadoran pupusas in Bangkok, but they're not too hard to make. Even the pickled cabbage condiment that they come with (curtidos) is pretty easy to make, too. Just google a recipe and see if you can handle it.
But what I really wanted to point out is that Thailand has its very own version of pupusas. They're called mataba. Mataba are really similar to pupusas, except the filling is a curried chicken type of deal, and they are served with some vegetables and vinegar (much like the curtidos that come with pupusas). Here's a link to a video on how to make your own mataba:
Or, if you don't feel like cooking, just go look around the street vendors until you come across one selling mataba.
Love pupusas! Enjoyed them regularly when I lived in Washington DC, where there is a sizeable Salvadoran population. They are indeed easy to make at home, if you can get your hands on some masa harina. I brought some back with me on my last trip to the States but it's already running low with all the corn tortillas I've made. It would be LOVELY if someone can start selling masa harina in Bangkok!
Where I live, I cannot get my hands on any corn flour, so when I made pupusas I used regular all-purpose flour. The result, while not 100% like what I've had at Salvadoran restaurants in North America, was still palatable.
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Salvadoran Pupusa
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I'm a little late to the party, I know, but felt like chiming in. I don't know where to find Salvadoran pupusas in Bangkok, but they're not too hard to make. Even the pickled cabbage condiment that they come with (curtidos) is pretty easy to make, too. Just google a recipe and see if you can handle it.
But what I really wanted to point out is that Thailand has its very own version of pupusas. They're called mataba. Mataba are really similar to pupusas, except the filling is a curried chicken type of deal, and they are served with some vegetables and vinegar (much like the curtidos that come with pupusas). Here's a link to a video on how to make your own mataba:
http://en.foodtravel.tv/recfoodShow_Detail.aspx?viewId=746
Or, if you don't feel like cooking, just go look around the street vendors until you come across one selling mataba.
Where I live, I cannot get my hands on any corn flour, so when I made pupusas I used regular all-purpose flour. The result, while not 100% like what I've had at Salvadoran restaurants in North America, was still palatable.