Last week I read a Los Angeles Times article about Central Americans and their boxes of Polo Campero, filling airline cabins with the aroma of deep-fried chicken on flights to LAX.
Apparently, this has been going on for years. Relatives who would otherwise avoid freeway traffic gladly brave rush hour to pick up their chicken-carrying kin.
Never mind that Pollo Campero outlets exist in the U.S. The chain has sold more than 3 million to-go orders a year through outlets at airports in Guatemala and El Salvador.
The authentic taste of home is key, and native eaters canât be fooled. Try a Big Mac or a Coke in a foreign country and youâll know what I mean. The packaging is the same; the product is not. Plus, youâll have to ask for ice.
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