TORTA

Torta

Torta is a Spanish word with a wide array of culinary meanings. It originated in different regional variants of flatbread, of which the torta de gazpacho and torta cenceña are still surviving in certain areas of central Spain. Tortas are also mentioned in Leviticus 24:5-9, in the Spanish translation of the Bible. Presently, however, the word torta is also applied to different kinds of bread and pastry products according to the region.

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torta

Noun

  1. A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine
  2. A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.


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