Chalupa

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Chalupas

A chalupa is a tostada platter in Mexican cuisine. It is a specialty of south-central Mexico, such as the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca. It is made by pressing a thin layer of masa dough around the outside of a small mold and deep frying to produce a crisp shallow corn cup. It is filled with various ingredients such as shredded chicken, pork, chopped onion, chipotle pepper, red salsa, and green salsa.

An Americanized form is sold in Taco Bell restaurants. This version, made with deep-fried wheat flatbread, filled with ground meat and topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream and salsa resembles American tacos.

Chalupa is also a song on Cam'ron's album Crime Pays, produced by Araab Muzik. The song refers to the titular Chalupa as money, or as it is sometimes referred to in the streets of Harlem "guap/guacamoly/the guacams/cabbage/cheese/cheddar/dough".

External links

• Chalupa recipe in the Wikibooks cookbook.

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