The Foodbuzz festival! Meaning...FOODBLOGGER ROAD TRIP!
It was to be Mattatouille, The Kung Food Panda and I, squeezed into the Food GPS mobile--an Acura RSX for five hours straight...
It was not long before we stopped for our first pit stop while speeding along the sunburnt asphalt of the I-5 North: Titas Pupuseria, a Pupusa truck?
A new potential post or a habituated Double-Double? It was Pupusa time!
Menu wasn't half bad, offering a couple of other cool Salvodorean options
Of course, we all opted for its national dish.
Loroco: A flower bud used as a herb. The flavor is really light and subtle, just a vaguely faint tarragon-like taste.
Each order took around ten minutes to make, then I saw why and did not mind the wait. Each turnover had a guaranteed part of the cheese that would be purposely oozed out and left to be turned into a small crispy piece of golden goodness.
The pickled, shredded cabbage slaw known as Curtido also was a step above others I've had around town. Matt and I agreed that it was not too different than a form of Kimchi.
A surprisingly delectable find in the land of franchise driven "T.A" travelers centers.
Next stop...San Francisco!
Titas Pupuseria
20617 Tracey Ave.
Buttonwillow, CA
93206
8 comments:
This is a most excellent find. I'm always driving with la familia up & down the 5 to visit my mom and the fast food just gets old. Thanks for reporting!
A pupuseria in Buttonwillow of all places? I believe Buttonwillow is also the only stop on I-5 with an Indian restaurant. So where is that pupusa truck's home turf? I can't imagine that it just stays in the pit stops
That pupusa truck was a great surprise, with pupusas and curtido better than most in L.A.. Was it a mirage?
nice road trip!!!... i hate ur fast metabolism... actually more like i'm super jealous! =)
That looks so tasty, J, I want it right now. Can you bring me some breakfast?
Whoa! Buttonwillow? Great find, guys!
That was some good stuff Javier! Better than the proposed In N Out idea...
after reading about your post...and being a frequent road-tripper up and down the 5, I stopped at Tita's yesterday. One for there and one for the road. I am currently eating a refried, oozy, cabbaged pupusa and loving it! Reheated, the oozy cheese is now crispy and fantastic (although probably less authentic).
There's also a rival catering truck at the Buttonwillow exit across from Tita's...haven't tried it, but will next time!
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