Pan con pavo or pan con chumpe (as Salvadoreans call it) is a traditional dish served around the holidays in El Salvador. It simply translates to “bread with turkey.” But if you can't wait until turkey season then stop by El Divino Salvador Del Mundo for a delicious pan con pollo (chicken) equivalent.
Save yourself the drive to Pico-Union in Los Angeles and visit South Whittier instead. The Salvi eatery is family-owned and -manned—this becomes evident as you hear the family's matron pounding masa for pupusas right by you while her husband and son tend to customers. As delicious as the pupusas and Salvadorean banana leaf-wrapped tamales are, far better is the much rarer pan con pollo. The savory and gently spiced sandwich is made with a crispy yet soft bolillo smothered in crema salvadoreaña (think sour cream but less tangy), topped with chunks of seasoned chicken, curtido, cucumber and tomato slices. A ramekin of spiced chicken broth accompanies the Salvadoran sammie for your dipping pleasure too. ¡Buen provecho, vos!
El Divino Salvador Del Mundo, 13800 Leffingwell Rd., Whittier, (562) 944-2244.
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