Why haven't pupusas caught on in the US?

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10/08/2018 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

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They're delicious. Definitely in the top 5 best "meat inside a bread pocket" foods.


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Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:13

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I just counted 15 restaurants selling pupusas in Portland OR. But P ortland is at the cutting edge of what ever is cool before it is cool everywhere else.


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:13

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Because the gyro and sha warma exist.


Kinja'd!!! RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:16

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Partial to the Chinese/Taiwanese versions myself:

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Kinja'd!!! ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:17

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Too ‘furren’; and therefore scary.


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2018 at 17:22

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That’s surprising to hear. I love pupusas but haven’t noticed them much at all out here in Portland. There is a pretty legit Salvadorean hole in the wall off 185th and TV Highway that does them just right though!


Kinja'd!!! Future Heap Owner > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/08/2018 at 17:23

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El Bien Gusto Pupuseria on 82nd near Johnson Creek Blvd is pretty good too


Kinja'd!!! Aremmes > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:24

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Because you can’t say “ pupusa” without saying “poopoo” or making it sound like a reference to female genitalia.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/08/2018 at 17:25

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I am legitimately going to target this restaurant next time I’m there, as I have a project in that area (209th and TV HWY).


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2018 at 17:29

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If you’re that way often, then the food cart pod in the same lot as O’Reilleys has a legit Lebanese spot as well. Small family run business- guy and his wife and/or mom there most days, closed Tuesdays. They make their breads from scratch for their wraps, heaven!


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Future Heap Owner
10/08/2018 at 17:30

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Damn that looks good but straight out on the other side of town from my regular routine :(  Added to the list though, thanks! 


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/08/2018 at 17:35

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I’m there about once a month for an overnight. My office in down town near pioneer square so it’s hard to pass up the food cart options.


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2018 at 17:40

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My team did happy hour at BG’s Food Cartel just off TV Highway in Beaverton last week . I couldn’t attend but hear the empanada place there is amazing. Also seems like a good place for beers and cocktails in general as well, and a variety of good food options .


Kinja'd!!! ToyotaFamily > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:40

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Don’t know where you live but here in Northern Va I’m probably always 5 minutes away from a pupusa place.


Kinja'd!!! Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2018 at 17:40

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Yeah, plenty of options just south of Seattle, too. But not as common as tacos, burritos, burgers, etc.


Kinja'd!!! Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > gettingoldercarguy
10/08/2018 at 17:41

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Also good


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2018 at 17:41

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p.s. curious what you’re doing at 209th & TV? There’s not much there is there?  I’m actually just a few streets over on 198th at you know who.


Kinja'd!!! Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Aremmes
10/08/2018 at 17:41

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That's like half of the appeal!


Kinja'd!!! mythrenegade > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 17:49

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They ARE delicious and I haven’t had one in years. They are quite rare outside of major metropolitan areas. I have never seen them for sale anywhere in PA. 


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/08/2018 at 17:51

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We are putting in a 66-inch diameter water line north-south. It’s in the design phase right now and I’m responsible for the piece from 209th/farmingtion north about 5 miles.

http://www.ourreliablewater.org/


Kinja'd!!! Aremmes > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 18:18

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There's a place in Paterson, NJ called La Pupusa Loca. I laugh a bit every time I see it.


Kinja'd!!! Frank Grimes > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 18:36

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Gosh I need to get some I haven’t had them in a very long time.


Kinja'd!!! PyramidHat > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 18:46

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Because we haven’t figured out how to stuff them with cheese or dip them in Mayonnaise...


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/08/2018 at 20:31

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Essaywhuman?

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