quesadilla

Definitions

1. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
2. A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

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Examples

“In the Salvadoran bakery, the quesadilla is king, whether cut⟳ into squares from a cake tray or baked into discus-sized round coffee cakes.”

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