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Back at Popoca! 🇸🇻🔥

I recently visited the Bay Area and got the chance to revisit Popoca in Oakland to try some new menu items!

It’s always exciting to see how Chef Anthony Salguero continues to evolve Salvadoran cuisine.

Swipe to see what I ate! 👀🍽️

Starting off strong with the Ceviche Mixto Negro!

Super refreshing, delicious, and packed with flavor. I especially loved all the herbs and the plantain chips.

The chips almost gave it that same experience of eating ceviche on a tostada, but with a different texture and flavor.

Such a nice touch. Highly recommend! 🔥

I’ve been wanting to try this pupusa for OVER A YEAR! 😭🔥

And I finally got my hands on Popoca’s Pupusa de Lengua, made with beef tongue, queso, and recaudo.

Let me tell you… it did NOT disappoint!

The lengua was beautifully prepared, and everything just worked together. I paired it with some salsa de tomate and curtido. Every bite just hit 😋

Had to capture that first bite! 👀🔥

After waiting over a year to try this pupusa, you already know I had to document the moment.

This is the kind of creativity I love seeing in Salvadoran cuisine. Familiar ingredients, new interpretations, and a whole lot of flavor.

This one reminded me of home. 🇸🇻❤️

The Veranito Loco is a summer squash and bean salad with salsa negra, leek mayo, queso duro, and herbs.

It’s a little pungent, tangy, and full of those familiar Salvadoran flavors I grew up with.

Hard to explain, but it just tastes like home. Definitely worth trying!

Couldn’t leave without bringing a little something home! 🍷

Picked up a bottle of Flor y Humo, a chilled red wine from Berkeley’s Hammerling Wines, listed on Popoca’s menu alongside Gamay.

It’s a 2023 blend of Petite Sirah and Gamay.

Haven’t opened it yet, but I’m excited to share this one with loved ones soon. ❤️

If you haven’t visited Popoca in Oakland yet, it’s a MUST! 🇸🇻🔥

I love seeing Salvadoran cuisine continue to evolve while staying connected to the flavors and traditions we grew up with.

Always a pleasure seeing what Chef Anthony Salguero and his team are cooking up.

Go show them some love! ❤️