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Quesadilla vs Gordita - What's the difference?

quesadilla | gordita |

As nouns the difference between quesadilla and gordita

is that quesadilla is a Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla (corn or flour) with cheese, folding in half and toasting until the cheese is melted. Additional ingredients, such as meats (chicken or beef, commonly), or vegetables can be added. Often served with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream while gordita is a thick tortilla made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.

quesadilla

English

(wikipedia quesadilla)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla (corn or flour) with cheese, folding in half and toasting until the cheese is melted. Additional ingredients, such as meats (chicken or beef, commonly), or vegetables can be added. Often served with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.

    • gordita

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thick tortilla made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour
  • * 2004, Mark Busby, The Southwest , ISBN 0313328056, page 253
    • Another element in this argument is how a "real" gordita is fixed. Is a gordita the tortilla itself, or is that just a shell, requiring toppings to make it a gordita? ... On the other hand, Taco Bell's gordita is a piece of wheat flatbread folded like a taco and stuffed, which bears little resemblence to the "real" thing, which would warrant its classification as appropriation, not a variation.
  • * 2012, Marilyn Tausend, La Cocina Mexicana: Many Cultures, One Cuisine , ISBN 0520954165, page 68
    • The term gordita'' means “little fat tortilla” and all gorditas''' are made from masa, but what you are served when you order a ' gordita will vary depending on where you are in Mexico.
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