# Anybody here eat pupusas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 8, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443 "2013-11-08T19:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/21 "2013-11-11T19:43:46Z")
> [@vontsira](#): > > The more’s the pity – I’m in England (lifelong resident) – in a big city: but El Salvador and things Salvadoran seem basically to be not much, if at all, on Brits’ radar. I have recently got interested in the country, via a subject totally other-than-culinary: strikes me as a decidedly cool place, in its quirky way. I feel moved to try to make pupusas, or some kind of not-too-far-removed equivalent – presumably substitutes will be findable here, which would be less than a million miles off the ideal mark. If you find masa harina anywhere in the UK, or even anywhere that ships to the UK, please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/22 "2013-11-11T20:06:16Z")
> [@vontsira](#): > > The more’s the pity – I’m in England (lifelong resident) – in a big city: but El Salvador and things Salvadoran seem basically to be not much, if at all, on Brits’ radar. I have recently got interested in the country, via a subject totally other-than-culinary: strikes me as a decidedly cool place, in its quirky way. I feel moved to try to make pupusas, or some kind of not-too-far-removed equivalent – presumably substitutes will be findable here, which would be less than a million miles off the ideal mark. > [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > If you find masa harina anywhere in the UK, or even anywhere that ships to the UK, please let me know! Not very hopeful, but will try. I’m quite a foodie; but my brother is much more of a one than me. Will consult him… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/23 "2013-11-11T21:06:09Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > If you find masa harina anywhere in UK, or even anywhere that ships to the UK, please let me know! [Amazon.uk](http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_st?keywords=masa+harina&qid=1384203911&rh=n%3A340834031%2Cn%3A358587031%2Ck%3Amasa+harina&sort=price) has some options. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/24 "2013-11-13T15:54:18Z")
Sorry about bumping my own thread. I just wanted to thank everyone for your responses. (Haven’t been around for a few days.) Anyway, pupusas are my lunch plans today! Thanks, again. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/25 "2013-11-13T18:33:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Wow, I REALLY misread the thread title at first glance! > [@John\_Mace](#): > > You’re not the only one! > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Hehe. Like the time I told my friend I was going to get some \*puffy \*tacos and she thought I said \*puppy \*tacos. :eek: . . . . So, we were all seeing puppies, right? At first glance. To make up for it, I googled around and found where they are being served in Stockton. Sometime during the holiday season, I will try some. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/26 "2013-11-13T19:19:23Z")
I have a truck near me. I always wanted to try them but it seemed whenever I drove by I was in a hurry to get somewhere and couldn’t stop. When I finally had some time, I stopped by but it was a cash only transaction and I had none. One day everything came together and I bought a couple. I was supremely disappointed. Bland, bland, bland. I guess once you get south of Mexico, spice becomes much less of a component of the food. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443/27 "2013-11-13T19:28:49Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > I have a truck near me. I always wanted to try them but it seemed whenever I drove by I was in a hurry to get somewhere and couldn’t stop. When I finally had some time, I stopped by but it was a cash only transaction and I had none. One day everything came together and I bought a couple. I was supremely disappointed. Bland, bland, bland. > > I guess once you get south of Mexico, spice becomes much less of a component of the food. Pupasas themselves are mild, like quesadillas or the like. Especially the rice ones. Curtido, though, can be really very nicely spicy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-eat-pupusas/673443.md?page=1)