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A Tale of Three Tortas: Tortas en Mexico

November 4, 2011 4:34 pm · Posted by Nancy Einhart

Since I'm mildly obsessed with spicy tortas, I couldn't let my first trip to Mexico end without trying a local sandwich. Though Zihuatanejo is more known for pozole and tacos al pastor, we heard good things about hole-in-the-wall Tortas Ziranda and hit it up for our last meal.

Markedly different from Nopalito, obviously, but far more authentic, Ziranda serves reasonably sized tortas on toasty grilled rolls. I ordered ham and cheese (pictured below), while Andrew got the Ziranda specialty of shredded pork and jam with two kinds of cheese (above)

Keep reading for more thoughts and pictures.

Filed under: Eating Out Tagged with: mexico, Tortas, ham tortas, pork tortas