TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE Travellive 10-2016

TH^ THÉCH S# KH–O L–O VõI TOSTADA Ng≠Íi Mexico n„i rªng n’u Æ’n Æ†t n≠Ìc cÒa h‰ mµ ch≠a th≠Îng th¯c Tostada b™n vÿa hÃ th◊ coi nh≠ du kh∏ch mÌi chÿ th®m thÛ Æ≠Óc mÈt nˆa n¨i nµy. Tostada lµ loπi b∏nh trﬂn, m·ng, v· c¯ng lµm tı ng´ ho∆c lÛa m◊. NguÂn gËc ra ÆÍi cÒa Tostada lµ Æ” tÀn dÙng b∏nh bÈt ng´ Æ∑ cÚ, kh´ng cﬂn ÆÒ m“m Æ” cuÈn lπi thµnh tacos (mÈt loπi b∏nh truy“n thËng cÒa Mexico), nh≠ng v…n cﬂn ®n Æ≠Óc. B∏nh ng´ cÚ Æ≠Óc r∏n trong d«u s´i cho Æ’n khi trÎ n™n vµng, c¯ng vµ giﬂn. ß” b∏nh th™m h†p d…n, ng≠Íi Mexico phÒ l™n b“ m∆t cÒa b∏nh mÈt lÌp nh©n bao gÂm ÆÀu, thﬁt, kem, rau di’p th∏i nh·, hµnh t©y, b¨ vµ pho m∏t t≠¨i. Ngµy nay th˘c kh∏ch c„ th” th≠Îng th¯c nhi“u loπi Tostada kh∏c nhau. PhÊ bi’n nh†t lµ loπi nh©n thﬁt gµ ho∆c thﬁt lÓn Æ∑ Æ≠Óc n†u ch›n. Ngoµi ra cﬂn c„ Tostada h∂i s∂n nh≠ c∏ ngı, t´m, cua, bπch tuÈc, thÀm ch› lµ Tostada chay. Tostada lµ mÈt thˆ th∏ch cho s˘ khäo läo cÒa th˘c kh∏ch khi mµ h«u h’t ph«n nh©n b∏nh Æ“u Æ≠Óc xæt nh· rÂi Æ∆t l™n tr™n lÌp b∏nh m·ng. Chÿ mÈt chÛt “ch”nh m∂ng” r†t c„ th” n¨i bπn Æang Æ¯ng th≠Îng th¯c m„n ®n sœ trÎ thµnh “chi’n tr≠Íng” vÌi la li÷t c∏c ph«n nh©n thıa vµ vÙn b∏nh r¨i d≠Ìi ch©n. Nh≠ng thˆ th∏ch b∂n th©n mÈt chÛt Æ” chuy’n hµnh tr◊nh kh∏m ph∏ Mexico th™m thÛ vﬁ cÚng lµ mÈt Æi“u Æ∏ng thˆ Æ†y ch¯! CHALLENGE YOUR INGENUITY WITH TOSTADA It is said that if you haven’t enjoyed Tostada on the sidewalk, then you have only explored half of Mexico. Tostada usually refers to a flat or bowl-shaped tortilla. Originally, the tostada avoided waste when tortillas were not fresh enough to be made into tacos (a traditional Mexican dish), but were made fresh enough to be eaten. The tortilla is fried in boiling oil until it becomes golden, rigid and crunchy. Mexicans add toppings to make it more delicious. The toppings include beans, meat, cream, chopped lettuce, sliced onions, butter and cheese. Nowadays, there are many versions of tostada. The most popular one is tostada with cooked chicken or pork. They are also popular ones with seafood such as tuna, shrimp, crab, and chopped octopus or with vegetarian toppings as well. Since its toppings consist of chopped ingredients put on a thin tortilla, tostada is a challenge for your ingenuity. If you are not careful enough, the toppings and garnishes will fall off while being eaten, making your space a mess of tiny pieces of food. Why don’t you challenge yourself and make your adventure in Mexico even more exciting?

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