Wharf Stall · Shrimp Cocktail
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Vendors serve it in tall clear cups specifically so customers can see the shrimp-to-sauce ratio before buying — a visible-quality trick unique to the pier stalls.
Boiled shrimp piled into a tall cup with a chilled tomato-ketchup-lime sauce, onion, and cilantro, often topped with avocado. La Libertad's beachfront and pier vendors sell it as a cooling snack through hot afternoons.
Why it's made this way: La Libertad's status as El Salvador's main Pacific fishing port and surf town built an entire economy of quick, chilled shellfish snacks sold to fishermen's families and beachgoers alike.
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