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A baleada () is a traditional Central American dish, believed to have originated on the northern coast of Honduras. It is composed of a
A baleada () is a traditional Central American dish, believed to have originated on the northern coast of Honduras. It is composed of a flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
tortilla
A tortilla (, ) is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour. The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas ''tlaxcalli'' (). First made by the indigenous peoples of Me ...
, filled with a smear of mashed "refried" red beans (a variety of bean native to Central and South America), ''crema
Crema or Cremas may refer to:
Crema
* Crema, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Cremona
* Crema (coffee), a thin layer of foam at the top of a cup of espresso
* Crema (dairy product)
Crema is the Spanish word for cream. I ...
'' (''mantequilla blanca''), and crumbled ''queso duro'' (salty hard cheese). This is usually called ''baleada sencilla'' (simple baleada).
See also
*Phaseolus vulgaris
''Phaseolus vulgaris'', the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or green, unripe pods. Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical classification, alo ...
* Black turtle bean
The black turtle bean is a small, shiny variety of the common bean ('' Phaseolus vulgaris'') especially popular in Latin American cuisine, though it can also be found in the Cajun and Creole cuisines of south Louisiana. Like all varieties of th ...
* Honduran cuisine
Honduras, Honduran cuisine is a fusion of Mesoamerican (Lenca), Cuisine of Spain, Spanish, Caribbean cuisine, Caribbean and African cuisines. There are also dishes from the Garifuna people. Coconut and coconut milk are featured in both sweet and sa ...
References
Honduran cuisine Tortilla-based dishes {{Honduras-cuisine-stub