La Torta - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches

Mexican sandwich on telera or bolillo roll (crusty white bread with soft interior); typically layered with refried beans, crema, lettuce,...

Vegetarian torta; various combinations of cheese, rajas, beans, avocado, nopales.

'Crazy' torta; usually means extra loaded with multiple meats and toppings.

Hawaiian-style torta; typically with ham, pineapple, and cheese.

'White girl' torta; usually al pastor with cheese, influenced by quesadilla gringa.

Tinga torta; shredded chicken (or pork) in chipotle-tomato sauce with onions. Puebla origin.

Oaxacan dried beef torta; similar to cecina but specifically Oaxacan preparation, often served with quesillo.

Hot dog/frankfurter torta; sliced or whole hot dogs, often fried.

Roasted poblano strips in cream torta; creamy, mildly spicy.

Cheese torta; melted quesillo (Oaxacan string cheese), queso manchego, or queso fresco.

Cheese with roasted poblano strips torta; rajas (roasted poblano strips) with melted cheese and crema.

Chicken torta; various preparations—grilled, roasted, or shredded.

Shredded chicken torta; often in salsa verde or roja.

Roasted/grilled chicken torta.

Roasted pork leg torta; slow-roasted pork shoulder/leg, sliced thin, often with its cooking juices.

Fish torta; fried or grilled fish, often battered.

Al pastor pork torta; vertical spit-roasted pork marinated in adobo with dried chiles, achiote, and pineapple; Lebanese-Mexican fusion.

Cactus paddle torta; grilled or sautéed nopales (prickly pear cactus), often with cheese and rajas.

Mole torta; shredded chicken or turkey in complex mole sauce (chocolate, chiles, spices, nuts). Various moles—negro, rojo, poblano.

Breaded, fried beef or pork cutlet (milanesa) torta; thin pounded meat, breaded and fried crispy, with all the fixings. One of the most p...

Beef milanesa torta; breaded thin-pounded beef cutlet.

Chicken milanesa torta; breaded chicken breast cutlet.

Pork milanesa torta; breaded pork cutlet.

Migas (scrambled eggs with fried tortilla strips) in torta.