A taco, fajita, enchilada, burrito or quesadilla is fine. Do you know what the differences are between these dishes?
Tacos consist of fried or dried tortillas, which are folded in half and filled. A taco can be either hard or soft. The hard taco shells you buy in the supermarket are the fried American tacos. You buy these tacos ready-made and warm them in the oven.
The tortilla is the basis of almost every Tex Mex dish. They are Mexican pancakes made from wheat or corn flour. Tortillas are ideal for filling; meat, fish or vegetarian.
An enchilada is a rolled, filled corn tortilla. You make these by pouring the filled and rolled tortillas over with a spicy tomato or chili sauce, sprinkle with cheese and au gratin in the oven. Enchilada comes from the Spanish verb enchilar, which means 'to decorate with chili pepper'. Try: Recipe for enchiladas with mushrooms
A fajita is a tortilla that you fold like an envelope. You do not au gratin in the oven, but instead you serve all the ingredients separately and then fill the tortillas on the spot at the table. The name fajita comes from the Spanish word faja, which means band, belt or strip and refers to the shape of the 'skirt' steak, which is long and thin beef meat. This is the meat traditionally eaten on fajitas. With the fajita, first fold the bottom of the tortilla before rolling it up. This way you get a package that you can easily eat by hand, without the filling falling out. Try: Recipe for vegan mango fajita
The burrito is a filled and rolled tortilla, but filled with rice, beans, vegetables and often beef. The name burrito comes from the Spanish burro, which means donkey. Try:Recipe for vegetarian burritos
Quesadilla literally means "little cheese cake" in Spanish. It consists of two tortillas with a layer of cheese in between and possibly other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables. You bake the quesadilla in the pan or oven until the cheese has melted and is mainly eaten as a snack or lunch. Try: Grilled Cauliflower Quesadilla Recipe
