On 4/11/2013 11:45 AM, Julie Bove 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.
>>
>> Becca
>
> But the Americanized version is a huge flour tortilla, folded down the
> middle and deep fried. It is filled with taco ingredients and sometimes
> sauce. And no, it's not just fast food places that serve it this way.

This is news to me, I have never seen a tostada made out of a flour
tortilla, or folded in the middle.

Becca