Leonardo DiCaprio Thinks Pupusas Are Better Than Tacos, and Thinks They’re Mexican Cuisine

In a recent promotional interview for Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt‘s new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the actors were asked if they really liked Mexican food.
Pitt replied: “You can’t live in Los Angeles and not love that food.”
While Leo objected to his partner and said: “I prefer pupusas,” disagreeing with Pitt. “Better than tacos to me, I gotta go with them.”
The interviewer quickly clarified that pupusa dish is of Salvadoran origin.
It’s not clear whether he thought pupusas were part of Mexican cuisine, but it kind of looks that way.
Pupusas are a thick corn tortilla often stuffed with cheese, refried beans or meat.
Following Leo’s comment, thousands of people reacted to DiCaprio’s comment, one of them has been the New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.
And y’all think *I’m* controversial 👀 https://t.co/ZdtnPI5r1f
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 27, 2019
@LeoDiCaprio I recommend the #pupusas of cheese with loroco, good hot … When are you coming to El Salvador, Playa El Tunco? pic.twitter.com/JMOipvZFfV
— Sergio Trujillo J. (@_SergioTrujillo) July 28, 2019
Leonardo DiCaprio: “Yo prefiero LAS PUPUSAS. Son mejores que los tacos”, al ser entrevistado por @Univision
— Mónica Taher (@monicataher) July 26, 2019
Vamos #ElSalvador . Que se nos conozca por nuestra cultura, la belleza de nuestro territorio y como éste gobierno transformará la vida de sus habitantes. pic.twitter.com/q6bpfUM70u
@LeoDiCaprio I felt some sort of pride in my heritage moments ago when I heard you say you prefer pupusa, the food of my mothers land, over a very popular Mexican taco. I've always been a fan of you work and movies and today I'm an even bigger fan of yours. #pupusas #ElSalvador🇸🇻 pic.twitter.com/JYq2LrMRYy
— Jairo Mulato (j0k3R) (@Charizardlife92) July 26, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: @LeoDiCaprio has openly declared he prefers 🇸🇻PUPUSAS🇸🇻 over tacos.
— claudia mendoza (@chicananerd) July 27, 2019
😂Here’s actual footage of me showing up to his house like “heyyyyyyyyy leooooo, you hungry???” 😂 #salvisbelike #pupusas #PupusaMan pic.twitter.com/M9gpKWwqWU
What else are you waiting for to declare the "Leonardo DiCaprio avenue" in El Salvador? @nayibbukele @LeoDiCaprio #pupusas #leodicaprio #doitnow
— Moisés Castillo (@MoisesCastill0) July 26, 2019
The Minister of Tourism of El Salvador, Morena Valdez, also reacted and invited Leonardo DiCaprio to celebrate National Pupusa Day on November 10.
Nombro a @LeoDiCaprio como nuestro representante #PupusaMan en el exterior.☝🏻
— Morena Valdez (@MorenaValdezSV) July 26, 2019
Leo, te esperamos en #ElSalvador 🇸🇻el próximo 10 de noviembre para celebrar el Día Nacional de la Pupusa.👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/ite0x46oCk