
Tlayudas Are the Oaxacan Street Food That's Easy to Make at Home
A tlayuda is a Oaxacan dish made by toasting a large corn tortilla over an open flame or comal until crunchy and brittle. It can be served open-faced or folded in half. Some refer to the dish as Mexican pizza, but it arguably has more similarities to a sandwich. Common fillings include asiento, beans, cheese, cabbage, avocado, tomato, chorizo, and carne asada.
Asiento, the residual fat and crispy bits of meat left from frying carnitas or chicharrón, is an important ingredient in Oaxacan cuisin...
Asiento, the residual fat and crispy bits of meat left from frying carnitas or chicharrón, is an important ingredient in Oaxacan cuisin...