A pupusa is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala made with cornmeal or rice flour, similar to the Colombian and Venezuelan arepa. In El Salvador, it has been declared the national dish and has a specific day to celebrate it.

A pupusa is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from the cuisine of El Salvador is a traditional food made with corn flour, beans, cheese, chicharrón (pork), or any filling. People usually eat pupusas at breakfast and dinner.

It is basically the same as Mexico's gordita or Venezuela's arepa. Pupusas, gorditas and arepas are quite similar, in that they are all corn dough cakes that are cooked on a griddle. But each one is the specialty of a different country and has its own distinct characteristics.