Tortillas and enchiladas and other nonBrit Food (Was: Yorkshire pudding)

[Carol]

Goddlefrood:
> 
> Crackers or cabin bread depending where you're from.

Carol:

"Crackers" for "biscuit" as "biscuit" is used by Americans? Really?

Crackers for Americans are flat and crispy; biscuits are fluffy and
use baking powder rather than yeast to make them rise. They're
generally served with butter or margarine, sometimes with honey or
jam. Crackers are generally salty and served as snacks, not as part of
a meal. Graham crackers are sweet and sometimes served with peanut butter.

Goddlefrood:
> 
> The main difference would be in how they are cooked. Yokshire 
puddings are baked in an oven whereas many Indian breads are  baked in
a tandoor and have a different, smoky taste. Some Indian breads are
also fried.
> 
> Enchilladas?

Carol:
Possibly you're thinking of tortillas, a round, flat unleavened bread
that can be made from either wheat flour (usually bleached, at least
the ones sold in American grocery stores) or corn meal. The corn
tortillas are used to make enchiladas, which are corn tortillas dipped
in hot oil to soften them and covered with enchilada sauce (made from
red or green chiles and ranging from mild to spicy-hot) and grated
cheese (I use Cheddar or Colby, and, yes, I know those are English
cheeses) with onions or green onions (scallions) as garnish.

What we call Indian fry bread is made by local Native American tribes
and is puffier and greasier than tortillas, which are completely flat
and about as thick as the cardboard backing of a stenographer's
notebook, but flexible. (Well, corn tortillas can be baked to a crispy
 curved shell for tacos, but I don't want to confuse anybody.)

Here's a lovely pic of white and whole wheat flour tortillas:

http://www.sacatomato.com/tortilla%20stack.jpg

and a yummy-looking enchilada combination plate, which means that the
enchilada is served with so-called Spanish rice and refried beans:

http://hedonia.seantimberlake.com/hedonia/images/2007/06/06/cantinalaredo1.jpg

The enchilada is the cheese-covered thing in the middle and the green
stuff is guacomale, made from avocados. There's also a rolled-up flour
tortilla on the side.

Carol, now hungry for Mexican food as Yorkshire pudding is probably
not available in Tucson