Torta Ahogada: the Drowned Sandwich
I love the idea of the torta ahogada–like the French dip, or the beef on weck, or Chicago’s own Italian beef, I am a fan of the idea of a sandwich served with a richly-flavored savory bread-moistening jus.
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Too Many Tortas
A torta is a kind of Mexican sandwich–scratch that. It’s not just a single type of sandwich. Tortas are a category of Mexican sandwiches, and hard to pin down. They might be served in...
The Toastie Post
We’ve written about grilled cheese sandwiches. We’ve covered melts. We’ve done pudgy pies and jaffles. We’ve talked about patty melts, reubens, croque monsieurs, mozzarella in carrozza… There are a lot of different ways to...
Mexican Pambazo
English language sources say that the Mexican Pambazo sandwich gets its name from its bread, a poor man’s bread, pan basso, made with the oldest, poorest quality flour, soaked in salsa guajillo to make it edible....
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