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means A Mexican dish of a tortilla folded over melted cheese (and often other fillings), griddled until crisp and gooey, then cut into wedges.
from From Mexican Spanish, literally a 'little cheesy thing': queso ('cheese,' from Latin caseus, the same root that gives English 'cheese') plus the diminutive ending -adilla. So the name is essentially 'a wee cheese-y'—a tidy reminder that cheese is the whole point.
- name origin
- means little cheesy thing in Spanish
- cheese debate
- Mexicans argue whether one without cheese exists
- fold geometry
- the fold determines crisp-to-melt ratio
- street royalty
- sold from carts across Mexico daily
- squash blossom
- authentic fillings include flowers, not just cheese
oaxaca quesadilla — regional mexican specialty from oaxaca state, traditionally made with oaxaca cheese and no cheese in the name despite being essential
sincronizada — mexican quesadilla variant from northern mexico, filled with ham and cheese, literally meaning 'synchronized'