Chalupa vs Tostada - What's the difference?
chalupa | tostada |
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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(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
, 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.
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
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