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Pupusería El Paraíso

October 7, 20171 min readAdd comment

Where was your latest unexpected taco treasure?! Didn’t expect to find paradise in a trailer in the heart of industrial South Salt Lake—tacos AND pupusas “El Paraíso.” But for some reason the El Salvadorian signature pupusas were calling my name. So I opted for two...one with carne, beans and cheese and the other with straight up beans and cheese. Quite good!...and topped with the traditional “curtido” (pickled cabbage with oregano) for a classic vinegar-y zing.

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