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From: stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: fattening "Mexican" treat - sopapillas
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Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 13:52:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 20 13:52:46 1984
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Organization: Tymshare Inc., Cupertino CA
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Just a note to save people some future confusion -

Sopapillas, delicious as they are, are NOT Mexican food, they are
from the New Mexico cuisine. When I first moved to California some
years ago I was delighted by the many Mexican restaurants, especially
after I encountered "sopas" (as sopapillas are sometimes referred to).

I was puzzled, though because only one out every 50 Mexican restaurants
had them. I later learned that they are New Mexican in origin, and it
is more the type of Mexican restaurant that serves "early southwestern
cookery" (very similar to Mexican) that had sopas.

Last year I went on a trip through New Mexico and Colorado; we found
sopas in all the Mexican restaurants in New Mexico and they were
inexpensive, like 3 for a dollar. Here in the Bay area they are more
often $.50 to $1.00 or more each, IF you can find them. Needless
to say, we ate a year's worth of sopas in the week we were there.

These were invariably served with a little packet of honey, although
there is one restaurant in San Francisco that serves a "desert"
sopa with ice cream, whipped cream, and cinnamon on top. 

Michael Stimac
Tymshare, Inc.
Cupertino, CA