On 2013-04-11 20:59:15 +0000, Ema Nymton said:

> On 4/11/2013 2:32 PM, gtr wrote:
>
>> I think where you are in the world defines what "chalupa" means. I
>> don't think they are the same as tostadas because a tostada is more or
>> less a toasted tortilla. A chalupa is a thin shmeer of masa that has
>> been toasted into a a slightly cupped shape. They seem to call them
>> huarache too, if the shape is more oblong than round.
>
> Huraches are thick and shaped like a shoe, a tostada is crunchy.

Doesn't conflict with anything I said.