Tex-Mexplainer Torta Ahogada’s Got the Sauce The Mexican sandwich with French-inspired bread holds up when “drowned” in salsa.

Tender pork carnitas, refried beans and two homemade salsas make this torta sandwich a standout dish.

The torta ahogada at the new Carnitas El Momo in Monterey Park is a beautiful, massive sandwich. The dish is near and dear to chef and co-owner Vanessa Hermosillo, who grew up in Juanacatlán ...

Torta Ahogada with Carnitas This time, Chef Danny tried some carnitas (cuts of pork) but in a torta ahogada (drowned submarine sandwich) with pork skin, pork belly, pico de gallo, avocado salsa, and ...

From saucy torta ahogadas to crunchy guacamayas and super-stacked torta cubanas, these are 14 Mexican tortas that I believe everyone should try at least once.

Ahogada means "drowned," and a torta ahogada brings carnitas and grilled onions on the traditional oblong bolillo roll coated with red-chile sauce. The sauce is ...

México’s second largest city, Guadalajara, on Saturday (Sept. 10) celebrated for the first time, the day of the torta ahogada or a salsa-drowned sandwich”, one of its signature dishes.

Tacos Tortas Ahogadas Are a State Treasure Food & Wine says so, and we agree. Plus: openings and closings around Texas.

The torta ahogada (drowned sandwich) is one of the favorite foods of Mexicans in the state of Jalisco, whose cuisine will be featured this year at San Francisco's MEX AM Festival.

Pati explores the culinary highlights of Jalisco’s capital city, Guadalajara. She starts at a legendary street cart for a taste of the city’s most iconic sandwich, tortas ahogadas. Then, she ...

There's plenty of variations as well, like the torta ahogada, which is drowned in a chile and tomato sauce (one of a long list of deliberately soggy sandwiches).

A torta ahogada is made with a roll called salted birote, which is different from the traditional Mexican bread (“bolillo”). Birote has a sour taste and a very hard crust slightly similar to a ...