An oval or canoe-shaped snack made from masa (slaked cornmeal) and occasionally mashed cooked beans, filled with salsa verde or salsa roja, chopped onions, soured cream and crumbled cheese and then fried.
An oval or canoe-shaped snack made from masa (slaked cornmeal) and occasionally mashed cooked beans, filled with salsa verde or salsa roja, chopped onions, soured cream and crumbled cheese and then fried.
A large, leathery tortilla with a variety of toppings. The idea is that the tortilla is used as a plate.
"Heavenly bacon." Far from bacon, this is a dessert made with egg yolks and caramelised sugar, a kind of up-market crème caramel. Even the bacon after which it is named isn't bacon but almost solid pork belly fat. This dessert is said to resemble this tocino as it cools and the sugar caramelises on top.
Sometimes referred to as bacon, this is actually almost solid fresh or salted pork belly fat. It is often cubed and fried to provide flavoured fat to brighten up bean dishes.
"Heavenly bacon." Far from bacon, this is a dessert made with egg yolks and caramelised sugar, a kind of up-market crème caramel. Even the bacon after which it is named isn't bacon but almost solid pork belly fat. This dessert is said to resemble this tocino as it cools and the sugar caramelises on top.