In the winter, he works construction. And there are lots of cute girls at the bus stops, so he likes the helado gig much better. The brown chili powder-flecked pop is sweet at first, and then the burn kicks in. It s an acquired taste. Coconut is by far the most-requested flavor in the Hispanic neighborhoods where Lopez works.
Tamarindo is popular, too.
He estimates that La Sabrosita sends out between 20 and 30 cycling helado salesmen every day. All low-riders are macho, but some are m s macho than others. Dancers at least perform, but their hydraulic acts are judged by feminine qualities like style, and they bump and grind and lean from side to side like motorized burlesque girls. Dancers, says Shorty Villarreal, are money pits. A hopper, though, that s a different story.