On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:27:34 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> Sorry, I had no idea that "tostada" could be confusing. I've had them
> all my life, so I assumed everyone knew what a tostada was. I forget
> that Mexican food is not served, everywhere.
>
> Thanks for the link. Wikipedia tells us, that a chalupa is made from a
> tostada. I thought that was what I said. Tostadas were made from old
> corn tortillas that were not suitable for tacos, so you fried them and
> made tostadas.
>
> Now I am hungry.

So the main difference between a chalupa and a tostada is the shape of
the tortilla? Chalupas also looks smaller to me.

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