El Salvador pavilion to kick off revived festival
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The El Salvador pavilion will lead the comeback for the Westman Multicultural Festival next week. The pavilion has the honour to host the opening ceremonies of the first full Westman Multicultural Festival since its last version in 2020.
The El Salvador pavilion will host dignitaries and festival-goers for the opening ceremony at the North End Community Centre on Feb. 8. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the ceremony will start at 5:45 p.m.
Isabel Martinez, vice-president of Directiva Cuscatlecos en Brandon and organizer of the Salvadoran Pavilion, said that the El Salvador pavilion will be full of colourful dancing and mouthwatering food.
“Our menu is full of delicious and traditional food from our country. Pupusas which is our staple meal in our country. Panes con pollo (chicken sandwich), traditional hot drinks,” Martinez said.
While pavilion visitors munch on pupusas — a thick corn and rice flour tortilla stuffed with pork, fried beans and cheese — they’ll be able to sip on an atoll de elote, a sweet corn beverage frequently doled out warm in El Salvador markets and seasoned with cinnamon or vanilla and fresh corn kernels. Or, if they prefer, enjoy a hot cup of coffee with the Quesadilla Salvadoreña — a sesame seed-topped cheese bread, flavoured with Parmesan cheese.
If their stomach growls for something more substantial, they will be able to try the pan con pollo (chicken sandwich) — a sub-like sandwich with stewed chicken and authentic creole sauce, topped with coleslaw and fresh sliced vegetables. It can be washed down with fresco de tamarindo, a non-alcoholic beverage made of tamarind juice, diluted with water and sweetened with cane sugar.
Martinez said the El Salvador pavilion will also feature its own dance troupe from Brandon.
“(We have) local dancers from El Salvador. Our dancers will be performing traditional folk dances from El Salvador. We also have some modern dances like Cumbia and an exhibition of our Cachiporristas (Cheerleaders), a tradition on our Independence Day,” Martinez said. “Dancers starting from eight years old. They have dedicated their time and effort to learn the dances along with the history of each dance.”
The El Salvador pavilion will be open until 10 p.m. on Feb. 8, and 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.
If you would like to volunteer, the El Salvador pavilion still needs helpers.
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