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puede envolver con ellas para formar el clásico taco, o para usarse como base para colocar el guiso en cuestión. Con ellas se preparan muchos platillos como:
or as a base to place the food. Many dishes can be prepared using them as a base: Flautas: a tightly rolled-up tortilla and some type of filling, usually beef or chicken, served with lettuce. Enchiladas: chiken tacos covered with a chili pepper sauce. Topping is cheese and raw onion. Quesadillas: tortillas filled with a mixture containing cheese or other
ingredients. These are fried or grilled. Chilaquiles: tortillas cut in quarters and fried. Green or red salsa is poured over the crisp tortillas. Tostadas: crispy, deep fried tortilla that can be used a base for other foods, such as beans, cheese, chicken, lettuce, etcetera. SopA: thin and lightly fried tortilla strips served with tomato, chili and avocado.
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“platos” hechas con maíz o trigo de distintas clases, sea azul, integral, negro, rojo, verde, etcétera. Casi cualquier alimento se
Flautas: pollo envuelto bien apretado en la tortilla frita y servido con lechuga. Enchiladas: tacos de pollo bañados en salsa, con queso y cebolla. Quesadillas: tacos grandes rellenos de queso u otro alimento, fritos o asados a la plancha. Chilaquiles: pedazos de tortilla fritos en salsa picante. Tostadas: tortillas fritas y crujientes sobre la que se coloca pollo, carne, frijoles, queso, lechuga, etcétera. Sopa: en pequeñas tiras fritas, con jitomate, chile y aguacate.
La tortilla Es el alimento nacional por excelencia. Son masas aplanadas en forma de
the Tortilla The national food par excellence. The corn or wheat flour dough is flattened in the shape of a "dish", making a type of flatbread. Tortillas come in several different flavors and colors according to the kind of maize used: blue, black, red, green, etc. They are eaten with almost any dish, whether for wrapping food, forming the classic taco,