9.15.2008

a reason to celebrate....

I went down to a local Mexican league soccer tournament this weekend in hopes of scoring some delicious tacos. You know the kind.... two small tortillas, asada, onion, cilantro, lime... They had tacos aplenty, but there was a booth with a bright golden light leading the eye to the sign that said "Pupusas". Could it be? No! Surely not! Yes, by jove, I think they do have them! Pupusas are a food that hails from El Salvador. There is not, as far as I can tell, a large Salvadorian crowd in the general area. So I took the opportunity that so delightfully fell in my lap and I stuffed myself with Pupusas all weekend long. That's right people, I went down to the tournament on both Saturday and Sunday just for the food. Even brought some pupusas home to freeze, though I doubt they'll make it into the freezer. One of the best parts of the whole pupusa experience is this delightful cabbage, carrot, and onion mixture that goes on top. Almost like a blanched, not creamy cole slaw. I doubt that would freeze well. So, really, I probably should just go ahead and eat them. For the best.

Anyway, here's to hoping others were as delighted by their weekend discoveries as I was.

4 comments:

the rambler said...

Oooh - I love those!

Dolce Vita said...

Enjoy those pupusas now, E! You can get them in Eugene any time you want (if the restaurant is still open). I cannot remember the name of the restaurant, but I liked the food. It looks like a Mexican restaurant (very brightly painted with lots of lights - yellow walls around the building) and is on the south side of 7th just a block or two west of Blair. Maybe C or some other Eugene expat can hit on the name for me.

Anyway, all this hedging is meant to get you some pupusas - any time you have a hankering! (In fact, that sounds so good right now; haven't found any around my neck of the woods.)

Dolce Vita said...

Aw. No one has stopped by to tell me the name of the restaurant. I cannot rest until then!

another kind of nerd said...

I shall go on a hunting expedition to find the Pupusas!