Pan con Chumpe, what we Salvadorans make with our left over Thanksgiving turkey.
Pan con Chumpe, what we Salvadorans make with our left over Thanksgiving turkey.
by magic_bryant24
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And now I’m hungry all over again. What goes into that sauce/stew?
davevanwest
For my fellow American friends- chumpe is a Salvadorean slang word for pavo which means turkey in Spanish. Obviously, Salvadoreans do not celebrate Thanksgiving in El Salvador, but prepare this delicious sandwich unrelated to holidays. Finding the appropriate pan francés is the key to a delicious pan con chumpe sandwich. It’s different than the Mexican Bolillo. Often it is a badge of honor to know which panadoria has the best pan francés. I have only had this delicious sandwich on Thanksgiving with my Salvadorean family (in-laws and wife) because of the work necessary to prepare the meal. It is a very strange site at my home during thanksgiving, as “traditional” American Thanksgiving foods are prepared along side Salvadorean pan con chumpe, Salvadorean tamales (wrapped in banana leaves) and Salvadorean quesadilla, which is more (and better in my opinion) like than American corn bread. And as with any family gathering certain aunts/tias have their specialty dishes and are a bit competitive. It’s a wonderful time and a great dinner.
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And now I’m hungry all over again. What goes into that sauce/stew?
For my fellow American friends- chumpe is a Salvadorean slang word for pavo which means turkey in Spanish. Obviously, Salvadoreans do not celebrate Thanksgiving in El Salvador, but prepare this delicious sandwich unrelated to holidays. Finding the appropriate pan francés is the key to a delicious pan con chumpe sandwich. It’s different than the Mexican Bolillo. Often it is a badge of honor to know which panadoria has the best pan francés. I have only had this delicious sandwich on Thanksgiving with my Salvadorean family (in-laws and wife) because of the work necessary to prepare the meal. It is a very strange site at my home during thanksgiving, as “traditional” American Thanksgiving foods are prepared along side Salvadorean pan con chumpe, Salvadorean tamales (wrapped in banana leaves) and Salvadorean quesadilla, which is more (and better in my opinion) like than American corn bread. And as with any family gathering certain aunts/tias have their specialty dishes and are a bit competitive. It’s a wonderful time and a great dinner.
Salvadorans celebrate thanksgiving???