Is it weird that whenever I hear or read the word "pupusa" the first thing that comes to mind is…read morethis scene from Half Baked?
Brian: Get some sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man, some beef jerky, some peanut butter. Get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars, a whole lot, make sure chocolate, gotta have chocolate, man. Some popcorn, red popcorn, graham crackers, graham crackers with marshmallows, the little marshmallows and little chocolate bars and we can make s'mores, man. Also, celery, grape jelly, Cap'n Crunch with the little Crunch berries, pizzas. We need two big pizzas, man, everything on 'em, with water, whole lotta water, and Funyons.
Kenny: That's it?
Thurgood Jenkins: Yeah, get me a box of condoms, and, what was that thing we used to eat back in the day? What was it... oh yeah, pussy.
Kenny: You got it.
Yea, I don't know what's wrong with me. Anyway, a buddy of mine and I happened to be driving by this little bakery when I happened to see a small hand made sign advertising pupusas. Seeing as how I just don't come across pupusas often, I just had to swing on by and try it.
Once inside, I thought the place was closed. Not a single customer was inside and I thought to myself, that's probably not a good sign. Yet, despite my trepidation I still ordered up 2 pupusas. I mean, how's a guy gonna pass up on some pupusa? I'm glad that I did. The pupusas, while not the best I've ever had, were still very good. Served with the typical pickled vegetables and salsa accompaniment, they were the perfect afternoon snack.
Above and beyond the food, I will say that the owner of this bakery is really nice and just great. He seemed very enthusiastic to have us there to try their food and welcomed us to come back in the evening as they were going to be making tacos, which they apparently do on a regular basis. I've yet to be back but I definitely do intend to go back for some more pupusas the next time I'm in the area. After all, what's not to like about getting some pupusa?
*Oh yea, in case you're not sure what a pupusa is, wikipedia defines it as "a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla that is usually filled with a blend of the following: cheese, cooked pork meat ground to a paste consistency, and refried beans."