World Flavors Cookbook

Pacayas Capeadas

Name: Pacayas Capeadas
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: El Salvador
Ingredients: 4 pacayas (palm flower spikes) 3 eggs, separated 1/2 cup flour Tomato sauce for serving

Bitter palm flowers battered in egg and fried, a unique and traditional Salvadoran delicacy.

Cuisine: El Salvador

Ingredients

4 pacayas (palm flower spikes) 3 eggs, separated 1/2 cup flour Tomato sauce for serving

Instructions

Boil the pacayas in salted water to reduce bitterness. Pat dry. Whip egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold in yolks. Dredge pacayas in flour, dip in egg batter, and fry until golden. Serve with a savory tomato sauce.