A quesadilla (Spanish pronunciation: [kesaˈðiʎa], usually anglicized as /ˌkeɪsəˈdiː.ə/) is a Mexican snack food made of cheese (and occasionally other ingredients) on a folded corn or wheat tortilla and cooked until the cheese melts. The word comes from Spanish, and literally means either "cheese tortilla" or "cheesecake".
In other countries, quesadillas may be an unrelated cheese-based food.
Exactly what constitutes a quesadilla varies from regi...
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A quesadilla (Spanish pronunciation: [kesaˈðiʎa], usually anglicized as /ˌkeɪsəˈdiː.ə/) is a Mexican snack food made of cheese (and occasionally other ingredients) on a folded corn or wheat tortilla and cooked until the cheese melts. The word comes from Spanish, and literally means either "cheese tortilla" or "cheesecake".
In other countries, quesadillas may be an unrelated cheese-based food.
Exactly what constitutes a quesadilla varies from region to region and between the U.S. and Mexico and is not universally agreed upon by chefs. However, it is generally agreed that the quesadilla is cooked after being filled or stuffed with the cheese. Variations in which the quesadilla is stuffed with additional ingredients sometimes are incorrectly named burritos; while a taco or burrito is filled with pre-cooked ingredients, as are some variations of the quesadilla, the additions are mostly different. Also, the quesadilla is folded and not wrapped.
The purist faction may argue that only the...
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