>> what is this place? >> pupusa house. i call it a pupusa house. >> it's a cultural thing. traditionally. they serve out of their houses. and it's just something that people bring over and they come. so this is about as traditional as it gets right here. >> it's just like -- >> yeah. >> this is what's called a pupusa house. literally, a house. this one's serving home-cooked salvadoran meals. once a living room, now the main dining area. the woman running it, we can't show her face. but she's been here for ten years serving a mostly salvadoran clientele looking for a taste of home. >> tamales. >> first up a staple done a little differently than the norm, tamales wrapped in banana leaf and steamed. mm, that's delicious. >> next the dish of the house. pupusas. tortillas stuffed with ground pork or chicharon. >> you can get pupusas in nicaragua, guatemala. for some reason salvadorian pupusas get the most respect.