El Salvador shares culinary and cultural traditions at Australian festival

The Embassy of El Salvador in Canberra organized a cultural showcase at the La Fiesta 2026 festival to share Salvadoran traditions with the Australian public.

The event took place at the Plaza Latinoamericana in Canberra, a city in Australia, and featured both live performances and cultural displays. Magdalena Sánchez and Pilar Montoya, a mother and daughter who own the business Antojos Latinos, taught a cooking class to approximately 50 people.

They demonstrated how to prepare pupusas, a traditional Salvadoran dish, by showing the steps to prepare the dough, add fillings, and cook the food. The activity highlighted how Salvadoran entrepreneurs in Australia preserve their heritage by sharing culinary knowledge across generations. The event also featured a photography exhibition about the Cofradía de las Flores y las Palmas de Panchimalco. This tradition combines indigenous beliefs and Catholic practices and involves a procession of palms decorated with flowers.

The embassy included this display to provide visitors with a deeper look into the cultural heritage of Panchimalco, a town in El Salvador.