Curtido

Curtido

Condiments for Pupusas in El Salvador 2012.jpg Curtido (jar on left) for pupusas, in a pupusa stand in Olocuilta, El Salvador
Origin
Place of origin	El Salvador
Details
Type	Salad
Main ingredient(s)	Cabbage, onions, carrots

Curtido (Spanish pronunciation: [kuɾˈtiðo]) is a type of lightly fermented cabbage relish. It is typical in Salvadoran cuisine and that of other Central American countries, and is usually made with cabbage, onions, carrots, and sometimes lime juice; it resembles sauerkraut, kimchi, or tart cole slaw. It is commonly served alongside pupusas, the national delicacy.

Curtido in this example, is made with onions, chillies and carrots. This is in a pupusería in Olocuilta, El Salvador

See also

• List of cabbage dishes
• List of fermented foods
• Vigorón
• Food portal