Saucy Michoacan-style tamales, bright red goat birria and freshly made corn tortillas are some of the highlights in this ...
Move over, tacos. It’s time to share the spotlight with your sandwich counterpart: the torta. When all the elements — the freshly baked roll, the seasoned juicy meat, the crisp raw vegetables, the ...
This video dives into Monterrey’s extreme street food scene, where tortas reach jaw-dropping sizes and flavors. It follows ...
On May 13, an Indiana judge ruled that a taco is a “Mexican-style sandwich.” The contentious statement created a kerfuffle, with media outlets chiming in with their own opinions. Allen County Superior ...
If you're getting tired of the same old cold-cut sandwich for lunch, try a torta. A torta is a Mexican sandwich served hot on a six- to eight-inch sandwich roll (known as a split bolillo) that is ...
Tortas are similar, in a way, to tacos or sandwiches. They are made with various styles and ingredients and are popular throughout Mexico — over the years I’ve tried several tortas while visiting my ...
A torta, what most of us in California recognize as the Mexican-style sandwich, actually has its roots in both the Italian and Spanish languages. It has different meanings depending on what area and ...
Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Whether one’s favorite ...
Though Los Angeles mostly fancies itself as a taco town, the truth is there’s an endless amount of variety to the cuisine across the Southland. That includes the mighty torta, a multi-hyphenate ...