On 4/11/2013 2:32 PM, gtr wrote:

> I think where you are in the world defines what "chalupa" means. I
> don't think they are the same as tostadas because a tostada is more or
> less a toasted tortilla. A chalupa is a thin shmeer of masa that has
> been toasted into a a slightly cupped shape. They seem to call them
> huarache too, if the shape is more oblong than round.


Huraches are thick and shaped like a shoe, a tostada is crunchy.

Becca