Just a few taco enthusiasts becoming PUPUSA enthusiasts
Pupusas Chulton City
300 S Main (SW corner of the street by the bank)
Salt Lake City, UT
801-637-8557
4 out of 5 stars
A few weeks ago I received an important and urgent message from taco enthusiast GURTHY. Since he and I both work in the downtown area and he knows of my love of tacos he sent me an IM that there was a new taco stand located on the corner of the 300 S and Main. I promised Gurthy I would check out the stand and report back. Jon, consider this your attention.
A few of us walked over from work to report on this new “taco” stand. We were immediately surprised to find PUPUSAS instead.
GURTHY INITIAL REPORT : Don’t be alarmed, but this is not a taco stand
GURTHY SECOND REPORT : Although this site is titled slcTACOS.com, this review will go on, because I love pupusas and their birthplace is as close to Mexico as you get.
What is a pupusa? I suppose now would be a good time to talk about their deliciousness. A pupusa is a wonderful treat which comes to us from El Salvador. However, instead of using a thin tortilla like our amigos mexicanos, these salvadorenos use maize flour dough to create a thick flat bread which they will with all sorts of things like cheese, pork, chicken and many others. The best way I have found to describe pupusas to most people is that they are a lot like a mexican gordita but their bread is much thicker.
A pupusa is born in this visual example of how maize flour dough is transformed into a pupusa.
After relating this information to my taco compatriots, we started right away and I ordered three pupusas : cheese, chicken and pork. After ordering I asked the owners how long they had been open. At the time of writing, this familia salvadorena has been open for about 2 months and they report that business has been very good so far. The name of the stand they tells me comes from their hometown in El Salvador. I did a bit of searching on the electric internet and so far have not been able to find anything about the city or find it on a map.
Pupusas at the stand run $1.50 a piece and usually 2 or 3 will be more than enough for a meal. Add a bit of cabbage and salsa and you’re in business for a great meal on the hustling and bustling streets of downtown Salt Lake City.
A quick little snapshot of two of the pupusas I found a home for.
After our meal, I asked our otherwise band of tacovores what they thought of the meal and they had already made up their minds to come back. We exchanged a few laughs with the owners of the stand who were thrilled to be causing the beginning of 5 new pupusa careers and we promised to come back soon.
GURTHY FINAL REPORT : So that’s a pupusa and it’s a block from your work. Are you man enough to try one?
Hi everyone!
