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The chalupas is a specialty of South-Central Mexico. Traditional chalupas are made by shaping masa dough into the shape of a boat and frying it. The flat fried dough is topped only with salsa cheese and shredded lettuce. The Americanized Taco Bell chalupa supreme is much more like a fried flatbread and taco hybrid.
Chalupas are much more taco-shaped in the States and have that classic fold. Some chalupas in America have some corn product or are fried using corn oil, but usually, they're made of wheat flour and are much more similar to bread than their Mexican counterparts.
If you aren't familiar with chalupas, you may have heard of them by another name: Navajo tacos or Indian fry bread. All are similar. The only teensy difference being that we don't try to shape the dough into a 'taco' in a Navajo taco. Just roll them into a circle and fry them.
The Cheesy Street Chalupas are street-sized and served as a bundle of two, featuring traditional street taco ingredients – like fresh onions and cilantro – remixed with premium proteins, all wrapped in chalupa shells that have been stuffed with melted mozzarella and pepperjack cheeses.
Chalupas are a Mexican antojito, or snack, made from fried masa (corn dough) with a savory filling. The word chalupa comes from the Spanish word for shallop (or small sailboat), a reference to the masa cake's concave shape.
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