How To Make Pupusas Informative Speech

Topic: Pupusas
General Purpose: To demonstrate
Specific Purpose: I want to demonstrate to the audience how to make authentic Salvadoran pupusas.
Thesis: I want to demonstrate how to prepare, form, and cook authentic Salvadoran pupusas.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: I was raised by a Mexican father and Salvadoran mother. They were proud of their Hispanic heritage and they always tried to find ways to incorporate their heritage into our Americanized environment. They did not want us to forget where our ancestors came from. One of the ways that they would incorporate their Hispanic culture was through the foods we would eat. In our house, we never eat macaroni & cheese, meat loaf, or hot dogs. My mom would always say when we would ask

for these foods, “No, white people only season with salt.” My siblings and I grew up eating dishes like: pupusas, enchiladas, and posole. Which brings me to what I am going to be talking about today. I will be showing you how to make one of these dishes.
B.

Thesis: I am here to demonstrate how to make authentic Salvadoran pupusas.
1. Credibility or Goodwill statement: Do not worry if your pupusas do not come out like you want them to. I have been making pupusas with my mom for Christmas ever since I was able to walk around the kitchen without getting my hair burned off.
C. Preview: I will be demonstrating to you all how to prepare, form, and cook authentic Salvadoran pupusas.
[Transition: First things first, you need to gather all the things you will need.]
Body
II. I am going to show you what you will need to prepare the pupusas. There are two things you need to make

them.
A. One of those things is getting the dough ready.
1. You will need Maseca, which is flour that can be bought at Hispanic markets and the Hispanic section in most supermarkets.
2. You will combine this with equal parts water in a large bowl until you have a stiff consistently. There should be absolutely no balls of flour or water left over.
B.

The other ingredient or ingredients you will need is whatever you choose for your filling. The good thing about pupusas is that they are diverse; what I mean by that is there is vegan, vegetarian, and carnivorous options.
1. If you want a vegan option, you can make a refried beans filling, which is literally just smashed refried beans. You can buy the beans or make that at home.
2. If you want a vegetarian option, you can make a mozzarella cheese. This technically is not “authentic”, but it tastes great. There is also pickled loroco, which is a vine with edible flower, with mozzarella cheese.
[Transition: This is all you will need for the preparation for your pupusas. Now comes the, somewhat, tricky part of making pupusas. ]
III. I want to demonstrate how to form a perfectly round and thick pupusas. I am going to be showing you a simple step-by-step process that does not make forming them so intimidating.
A. What you are going to do first is put corn oil on your palms, so that the dough will not stick to your hands.
B. Take a pinch from the dough and form a ball between your palms. It should fit in the dent you have in your hands.
C. Form a small hole in the middle of the ball and place the filling you chose inside. Then, you close the ball back up

again.
D. Finally, you need to “clap” your hands together until you have a circle. Of course, many times they will not look great, but they will taste great.
[Transition: Now that you have a raw pupusa finished, then comes the easiest part of making pupusas.]
IV. Finally, comes the cooking part. This is the simplest part because there are only two simple steps.