On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:39:53 -0500, jay > wrote:

> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
> > So now I am confused. What is a Chalupa to you?
>
>
> A chalupa is a tostada. Does that clear it up? It's like a Mexican
> pizza crust except different (corn). Top it with what ever you like.
>
> Here > http://tinyurl.com/8lk7e7o
>
"Chalupas, oval-shaped masa snacks, are named for the small canoes,
chalupas, that have been used since Pre-Columbian times in the
waterways between the chinampas, the floating gardens of Xochimilco."

That's it! I remember now, the restaurant where I know they are on
the menu says or at least used to say "little boats" in parentheses.
I don't know if they've changed the shape to match American
expectations or just how the menu reads (they don't have a web site,
so I had to get that description from some menu page on the internet)
- like I said previously, I haven't ordered them in a long time.
There are other items I prefer.


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