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Chalupa vs Tostada - What's the difference?

chalupa | tostada |

As nouns the difference between chalupa and tostada

is that chalupa is a specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc while tostada is a flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this. Usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.

chalupa

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.
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    tostada

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (often, in the plural) A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this. Usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 3, author=Tatiana Boncompagni, title=Tostadas to a Salsa Beat, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=A platter of chicken and octopus tostadas and two ceviches arrived at the table
  • (southern California) A bowl-shaped tortilla that has been fried and filled with various ingredients.

    • Synonyms

    * (bowl-shaped fried tortilla filled with various ingredients) taco salad

    See also

    * (wikipedia "tostada") ----