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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:05:12 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
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>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:16:14 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>> >I am very familiar with what a pupusa is and it's not anywhere near a
>> >chalupa/tostada/sope; but I am having trouble defining the differences
>> >between the others. Googling "gordita" - it looks like another Taco
>> >Bell creation, so I have no interest in knowing anything more about
>> >that one.

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>> Not a Taco Bell creation, several variations out there depending upon
>> region of origination http://tinyurl.com/2448jt
>> In my area, I am most familiar with the one made with a flour tortilla
>> that is deep fried. Others are made with masa. Fillings vary.
>> Janet US

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> Thanks. Now I *know* I've never seen gordita on a menu or seen anyone
> served one. Apparently they are not a popular item in the places
> where I eat... which are often run by Salvadorans.


I only know of the one place here that sells them.