When I graduated from the University of Michigan, I packed up my U-Haul and never looked back. I fled the melancholy gray skies of Ann Arbor and bolted for the best bet for some steady sun, Mexico. A ...

The torta ahogada is thought to be the product of one of Mexico's happy gastronomic accidents You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

It's amazing to me to see how many riffs there are on this torta around the country. I have tried many of them, but nothing comes close to the original in Guadalajara, where the star of the show is ...

With a multitude of fillings, such as pork and pineapple or tamales, the Mexican torta boasts nearly endless varieties. In the case of a typical torta, the bread is a crusty, oblong bolillo roll or ...

You do not nibble at a torta ahogada. You go to battle with it. A symbolic dish of Guadalajara, the “drunken sandwich” is a monster of sorts — one mightier than the torta Cubano or even the Mexico ...

The first time I tasted a torta ahogada (drowned sandwich) was at Pony Up, a Denver restaurant that specializes in French dip sandwiches. It’s Mexico’s answer to a French dip and comes from the ...

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