"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "gtr" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2015-08-06 22:39:19 +0000, cshenk said:
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>>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>>> ... quesadillas, tortillas, tacos, burritos, tostadas, chimichangas,
>>>>> and taquitos!
>>>>>
>>>>> What are they, please? Am I right in thinking they are all
>>>>> tortillas? What makes them different?
>>>>
>>>> It's what they are filled with generally in your list. They can come
>>>> on corn or wheat flour versions.
>>>
>>> It's primarily what they are filled with and their cooking
>>> configuration:
>>>
>>> Quesadilla are pan-toasted with cheese and other inside. Other can be
>>> chicken, pork, steak, fish, shrimp, etc. Because of the heat, lettue is
>>> not so frequent but refried beans (bean paste) are, also salsa, sour
>>> cream or quacamole. Or all of these.
>>>
>>> Tacos are more or less a hand-held item they are most frequently steamed
>>> corn tortillas, but sometimes are fried into a u-shape. Here you
>>> frequently see fresh lettuce and tomatoes as well an/all meats above,
>>> refriend beans, etc.
>>>
>>> Burritos are rolled and tucked and are usualy quite large, always flour
>>> tortillas, eaten out of a paper wrap like a gyro.
>>>
>>> Tostadas are corn friend crisp and flag, you pile stuff on top, so again
>>> fresh chilled stuff makes better sense.
>>>
>>> Chimichangas are more or less a deep-fried burrito; lettuce and tomato
>>> avoided.
>>>
>>> Taquitos are a corn tortilla with a *little* somethig in it frequently
>>> just meat or meat and a little refritos, deep fried until crisp, eaten
>>> by dunking it into sour cream, quacamole or salsa. Usually provided in
>>> an order of 3, frequently on top of lettuce with some crumbled mexican
>>> cheese (which tends not to melt) over the top.
>>>
>>> Eat hardy.
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>> Thanks. Have I missed any out? When I have seen these mentioned I have
>> gone to Google to see what they were and I found they seems all to be
>> tortillas which provoked my interest.
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> There are many other Mexican foods that use tortillas. One would be
> Enchiladas which are corn tortillas with a filling and sauce over and
> baked. Then there are all sorts of meat dishes where tortillas are on the
> side. Nachos, where corn tortillas are fried into chips and topped with
> cheese and other things. Chilequiles (sp?) where leftover chips are mixed
> with various things and served usually for breakfast. Also flautas which
> are similar to taquitos.

Oh my!!! Thanks, I hadn't heard of some of those at all

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