I confess: I didn't come here for the pupusas, the food most identified with Salvadoran cuisine, and still haven't tried them. Atol de piña was the attraction. Atoles are a class of hot sweetened drinks usually made with a cornmeal base; they're widely available in New York, but only in a few common flavors. I don't know anywhere else in the city that serves the invigorating variety prepared with pineapple (shown above.)
Also shown: a lightly fried tamal de elote con crema; pan relleno con gallina, a two-hander, served only on Sunday, also called "bread filled with hen"; and (in biteaway view) an empanada de leche.
H/T Ellie Plass, Bklyner
Mirna's Pupuseria
1350 Flatbush Ave. (at East 26th St.), Flatbush, Brooklyn
347-730-9001
www.Facebook.com/Mirnas-Pupuseria-1800441120176957
Closed Monday
