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What traditional Salvadoran dish consists of a thick, stuffed corn tortilla cooked on a flat griddle?
Which famous Houston restaurant on Navigation Boulevard popularized fajitas (originally called tacos al carbón) in 1973?
artiteacher Mix global ingredients into the masa to discover how Houston became a food melting pot.
artiteacher A massive influx of Salvadoran immigrants in the 1980s introduced pupusas to Houston's everyday diet.
What is the primary flour used to make the dough for traditional Salvadoran pupusas?
artiteacher Houston's Tex-Mex and Pupusas
Grab a hot pupusa and some chili-lime corn, A legendary Houston flavor is born.
artiteacher Houston's Mexican and Salvadoran communities have blended, resulting in hybrid menus across the city.
Which unique edible flower bud is a popular stuffing ingredient in Salvadoran pupusas?
Why did a massive wave of Salvadoran immigrants move to Houston during the 1980s?
Fajita birthplace: The popularization of sizzle-plate fajitas is widely credited to Mama Ninfa Laurenzo at her Houston restaurant in 1973.
How did the menus of many Houston Tex-Mex restaurants change after the Salvadoran migration?
A traditional Salvadoran griddled flatbread made from cornmeal or rice flour and stuffed with various savory fillings. In the 1980s, Ernesto Larin opened La Pupusa Loca on Hillcroft Avenue, introducing the specialty to Houston.