MAYA / Slap Slap (BELIZE)
Slap, slap. Maya, the visiting doll, was startled. “What is that noise,” she wondered nervously. She and
GrandMom were at the house of a friend in Belize. The slaps came from the kitchen. Slap, slap. Maya
braced herself and peeked through the door.
“Aha!” she exclaimed with relief. Grandmom was in there slapping dough around hard on the counter.
“Are you mad at somebody?” Maya asked. Grandmom chuckled, “Not at all, Maya. I’m so happy to be
making one of my favorite kinds of food. I am making PUPUSAS.”
Maya was confused. “Making what?” she asked.
Grandmom explained how she had been raised in the U.S. by her three beloved Salvadorian nannies, Josephina, Dinorah and Vicky.
Because of them, Spanish had been her first language. The nannies had also introduced her to their
native pupusas.
“They are a Salvadorian food offering,” she explained. “And so yummy! I love them and am always in
search of them wherever I go. And oh, how I love the sound of hands slapping the masa (dough). It
takes me back to my childhood.” GrandMom had a dreamy look on her face as she chatted and slapped.
Pupusas are thick corn tortillas stuffed with a filling. They are served with cabbage and tomato sauce.
Pupusas are very popular in many places around the world where Salvadorians have moved.
“You work the dough,” said GrandMom. Maya put on a tiny apron and applied tiny slaps to a small
mound of dough. Ooop, splat– it landed on the floor!
“Ooh, this is fun,” laughed Maya. “The girls would love to do this! Can we slap dough and make
pupusas when we go home?” “Oh yes,” grinned GrandMom.
The next day GrandMom took Maya to a restaurant in Ambergris Caye called La Divina Providencia Store and Cafeteria . They ordered pupusas for dinner. Later, Maya got to watch
the cooks prepare their dough.
“I wonder which filling the girls would choose,” said Maya. “Cheese, chicken, pork, pumpkin or beans. I
tasted a bite of them all, and they’re so delicious. I sure am full!”
“Maya, I’m stuffed, but you’re making me want more pupusas,” exclaimed GrandMom.
We’re coming back to La Divina tomorrow for more!”
Here is an interview for Belize talk radio that GrandMom did with another Pupusa restaurant Owner in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye Belize, when visiting with clients who brought a condo thru her in Belize.
Slap, slap. Maya, the visiting doll, was startled. “What is that noise,” she wondered nervously. She and
GrandMom were at the house of a friend in Belize. The slaps came from the kitchen. Slap, slap. Maya
braced herself and peeked through the door.
“Aha!” she exclaimed with relief. Grandmom was in there slapping dough around hard on the counter.
“Are you mad at somebody?” Maya asked. Grandmom chuckled, “Not at all, Maya. I’m so happy to be
making one of my favorite kinds of food. I am making PUPUSAS.”
Maya was confused. “Making what?” she asked.
Grandmom explained how she had been raised in the U.S. by her three beloved Salvadorian nannies, Josephina, Dinorah and Vicky.
Because of them, Spanish had been her first language. The nannies had also introduced her to their
native pupusas.
“They are a Salvadorian food offering,” she explained. “And so yummy! I love them and am always in
search of them wherever I go. And oh, how I love the sound of hands slapping the masa (dough). It
takes me back to my childhood.” GrandMom had a dreamy look on her face as she chatted and slapped.
Pupusas are very popular in many places around the world where Salvadorians have moved.
“You work the dough,” said GrandMom. Maya put on a tiny apron and applied tiny slaps to a small
mound of dough. Ooop, splat– it landed on the floor!
“Ooh, this is fun,” laughed Maya. “The girls would love to do this! Can we slap dough and make
pupusas when we go home?” “Oh yes,” grinned GrandMom.
The next day GrandMom took Maya to a restaurant in Ambergris Caye called La Divina Providencia Store and Cafeteria . They ordered pupusas for dinner. Later, Maya got to watch
the cooks prepare their dough.
“I wonder which filling the girls would choose,” said Maya. “Cheese, chicken, pork, pumpkin or beans. I
tasted a bite of them all, and they’re so delicious. I sure am full!”
“Maya, I’m stuffed, but you’re making me want more pupusas,” exclaimed GrandMom.
We’re coming back to La Divina tomorrow for more!”
Here is an interview for Belize talk radio that GrandMom did with another Pupusa restaurant Owner in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye Belize, when visiting with clients who brought a condo thru her in Belize.
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