tostadas
I'd never had tostadas until a few weekends ago when Anil and I were invited to dinner at his friend Rod's parents' house in London. Rod's family is from Mexico so it felt like an authentic Latin experience. Rod, his Mom, Dad, sister, brother, Anil and I all sat around their round kitchen table passing food back and forth, stuffing our faces. We enjoyed them so much that we made our own last week. If you've never had a tostada before, they're basically like a taco, but flat. It all starts with a flat, round, crisp corn tortilla. I suppose you could make your own and then bake or toast them so they become crispy, but the ones we used were store bought. Then, you spread re-fried or stewed black beans on top of the tortilla. Then put a variety of toppings on it such as lettuce, salsa, sour cream, red onion, chicken (pork is more traditional), grated cheese, avocado, jalapenos. They usually fall apart after you take the first bite so be prepared to get toppings all over your face and hands.
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