A huitlacoche quesadilla.

A quesadilla, cut into wedges.

A quesadilla (pronounced keh-sah-dee-yah) |[kɛsa'dija]) is a dish in Mexican cuisine or Tex-Mex, which involves cooking ingredients, most popularly cheese, inside a corn or wheat tortilla or a wrapping of masa dough. The word comes from Spanish, and literally means "little cheesy thing" (from queso, or "cheese", + ada, an adjectival suffix, + illa, a diminutive suffix). 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, but there are certain similarities between the different versions that people generally agree upon, namely that the quesadilla is cooked after being filled or stuffed, while a taco or burrito is filled with pre-cooked ingredients. The purist faction may argue that only the folded-masa, empanada-style Mexican version is a "real" quesadilla, but some well known chefs such as Rick Bayless make more liberal interpretations. Image File history File links Quesdilla-plato. ... Image File history File links Quesdilla-plato. ... Corn smut is a fungus, Ustilago maydis, which damages maize and sweet corn. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2623x1749, 2211 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Quesadilla Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2623x1749, 2211 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Quesadilla Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tex-Mex is a term used primarily in Texas to describe American foods created by or influenced by Mexican-Americans (otherwise known as Mexans) or cuisines found in Mexico, specifically cuisines from Texas. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Two cooked flour tortillas. ... Masa, or masa nixtamalera, is a fine maize dough made from masa harina, ground hominy flour. ... talea harris and sophie king are sluts In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun (called the adjectives subject, giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to. ... A diminutive is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Chefs in training in Paris A chef is a professional cook, who may work in a restaurant, hotel, institutional food service or other professional kitchen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Rick Bayless Rick Bayless is a chef who specializes in traditional Mexican food with modern interpretations. ...

Quesadillas come in three basic types:

Corn tortilla based cheese tacos 

A corn tortilla thrown on a griddle to cook, then flipped and sprinkled with grated melting cheese such as Queso Chihuahua or Monterey Jack. Once the cheese melts it gets a smear of guacamole and is folded and served. Fancier ones can add some shredded meat or other things to be warmed up with various types of cheeses.

Wheat tortilla based Grilled cheese sandwiches 

A flour tortilla is covered with cheese and some other things and then covered with a second tortilla. The whole package is grilled on an oiled griddle and flipped so both sides are cooked and the cheese is melted. This version is often cut into wedges to serve. The filling can be traditional Mexican or even something like Brie cheese and slices of pears poached in red wine and spices.

Mexican Masa (Tamale like) version 

(see below) Here the filling is stuffed into an uncooked masa pocket then the whole thing is baked or grilled.

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Mexican quesadilla

Portions of following have been paraphrased from the article Quesadilla in the Spanish Wikipedia

Originally, in most regions (especially the central region) of Mexico, a quesadilla is a circle of uncooked corn masa folded in half and filled with cheese, then warmed up until the cheese has melted. However, variations include the use of wheat flour tortillas, especially in the northeast part of Mexico, which are more like cheese tacos found in the U.S. Wheat dough is used in place of corn masa in pastes, a preparation typical of the Mexican city of Pachuca, Hidalgo. Masa, or masa nixtamalera, is a fine maize dough made from masa harina, ground hominy flour. ... Masa, or masa nixtamalera, is a fine maize dough made from masa harina, ground hominy flour. ... Pastes is a type of Mexican pastry eaten in the Hidalgo region of central Mexico. ... Reloj Monumental For the female Zoot-Suiter, see Pachuco. ... Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico, with an area of 20,502 km². In 2005 census the state had a population of some 2,345,514 people. ...

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The sincronizada (Spanish for "synchronized") is a tortilla dish frequently confused with quesadillas by tourists because it is what is typically called a quesadilla in most Mexican restaurants outside of Mexico. Sincronizadas are made with a flour tortilla covered with cheese and then covered with another flour tortilla. And usually other ingredients like carne asada, ham or chorizo are used, just like in regular quesadillas. A quesadilla, cut into wedges. ... Chorizo Portuguese chouriços (left) Chorizo (IPA: [tʃoriθo] or [tʃoɹɪso]) is a term encompassing several types of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula and known as chouriço in Portugal, which have in common the use of dried, smoked red peppers (pimentón/piment...

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