0 a type of food originally from Mexico consisting of a tortilla that is filled with meat and covered with a very spicy sauce
1 a food consisting of a tortilla (= type of flat, round bread) wrapped around meat, beans, or cheese, and covered with a sauce that is usually spicy
Even Grandma ate those enchiladas without hesitation, though they were so peppery that she had to cool her mouth with frequent swallows of water.
Her enchiladas, seasoned with cheese and onions, were the best we ever had, and after the first experience, we insisted on having them at every meal.
There were plenty of French rolls and the red wine brought from town, and a great heap of enchiladas, fresh lettuce and eggs.
However, northern versions are far less complex and generally used to make enchiladas.
Traditional dishes include mixotes, enchiladas, barbacoa and especially a corn pudding called zacahuil.
Breakfast is generally heartier than in other countries and can consist of leftovers, meat in broth (such as pancita), tacos, enchiladas or meat with eggs.
Vegetable dishes include a green called quelite with beans or with herbs and eggs, chayote with squash seeds, enchiladas with mamey and nopal cactus with eggs.
Dishes include: corn straight off the cob, tortillas and cornmeal dishes of bread, tamales, enchiladas and black beans that are boiled or eaten as a soup.
