Chalateco in San Jose, California

I think the only thing that I know about Salvadoran food is pupusas. So when I went to an outlet of this small San Jose chain, that's what I was looking for. And in particular, I wanted to try one featuring loroco flower buds, which sounded interesting. But then I noticed that they also did loroco with eggs, and positioned as a Salvadoran breakfast staple. I quickly changed my mind and got that plate above instead.

I have to admit, I didn't really taste the loroco. Granted, it's supposed to be pretty mild, and I should have slowed down to try to detect its allgedly nutty aroma. But in my haste to consume it, I could really only taste the eggs, with those little green loroco bits seemingly like nopales cactus in that it was more about bulk than bite. The more memorable things for me were the mild-tasting blocks of queso fresco that it came with.