Loroco is a Central American vine with edible flowers akin to an especially sweet artichoke. The flower gives its pupusa an earthy, plucked-from-the-ground undertone, but a heart-fluttering volume ...

When you’re looking for something to eat after 2am or a need a filling, portable meal, turn to pupusas. All around the city, you can find these masa discs loaded with chicharron, loroco ...

Since the 1980s, pupusas have been a Los Angeles staple for both expat Salvadorans and the ever-growing community of hungry Angelenos willing to venture out to our various cultural enclaves for ...

“Being able to export more of that plant is helping the economy.” The flavor of loroco infuses the pupusa subtly, like an aromatic rather than a stronger herb such as cilantro. The Menjivars ...