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'''Guajolota''' ({{IPA-es|ɡwaxoˈlota|lang}}), also known as a '''[[torta]] de [[tamal]]''', is a form of street food commonly found in [[Mexico City]] and within the [[State of Mexico]]. It is essentially a sandwich composed of a [[tamal]] placed inside a ''[[bolillo]]'' or a ''[[telera]]'', which is a rounder version of a bolillo.<ref>{{cite book | title = Food Culture in Mexico | authors= Janet Long-Solis & Luis Alberto Vargas | publisher = Greenwood Press | location= Westport, Connecticut (USA) |url =https://archive.org/details/foodculturemexic00long| url-access = limited | date = 2005 | page = [https://archive.org/details/foodculturemexic00long/page/n155 135] | isbn = 9780313324314 }}</ref>
'''Guajolota''' ({{IPA-es|ɡwaxoˈlota|lang}}), also known as a '''[[torta]] de [[tamal]]''', is a form of street food commonly found in [[Mexico City]] and within the [[State of Mexico]]. It is essentially a sandwich composed of a [[tamal]] placed inside a ''[[bolillo]]'' or a ''[[Telera (Mexican bread)|telera]]'', which is a rounder version of a bolillo.<ref>{{cite book | title = Food Culture in Mexico |author1=Janet Long-Solis |author2=Luis Alberto Vargas | publisher = Greenwood Press | location= Westport, Connecticut (USA) |url =https://archive.org/details/foodculturemexic00long| url-access = limited | date = 2005 | page = [https://archive.org/details/foodculturemexic00long/page/n155 135] | isbn = 9780313324314 }}</ref>


Vendors are commonly found selling tortas de tamal throughout the day near offices, markets, schools, and especially near churches on Sunday mornings.
Vendors are commonly found selling tortas de tamal throughout the day near offices, markets, schools, and especially near churches on Sunday mornings.
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The term guajolota is the feminized version of the word guajolote, which originates from the [[Nahuatl]] word huexolotl<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kiddle|first1=Lawrence|title=Los Nombres Del Pavo en el Dialecto Nuevomejicano|journal=Hispania|date=1941|volume= 24|issue= 2|page=214|doi=10.2307/332552|jstor=332552}}</ref> or uexolotl,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ferrero|first1=Carmen|last2=Lasso-von Lang|first2=Nilsa|title=VARIEDADES LINGÜÍSTICAS Y LENGUAS EN CONTACTO EN EL MUNDO DE HABLA HISPANA|date=2005|publisher=AuthorHouse|location=Bloomington, Indiana|isbn=9781420822052|page=59}}</ref> for [[Meleagrididae|turkey]].
The term guajolota is the feminized version of the word guajolote, which originates from the [[Nahuatl]] word huexolotl<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kiddle|first1=Lawrence|title=Los Nombres Del Pavo en el Dialecto Nuevomejicano|journal=Hispania|date=1941|volume= 24|issue= 2|page=214|doi=10.2307/332552|jstor=332552}}</ref> or uexolotl,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ferrero|first1=Carmen|last2=Lasso-von Lang|first2=Nilsa|title=VARIEDADES LINGÜÍSTICAS Y LENGUAS EN CONTACTO EN EL MUNDO DE HABLA HISPANA|date=2005|publisher=AuthorHouse|location=Bloomington, Indiana|isbn=9781420822052|page=59}}</ref> for [[Meleagrididae|turkey]].

There are different types of tamales that can be used to fill a guajolota:
* Green tamale
* Oaxacan tamale
* Sweet tamale
* Tamal de rajas
* Fried tamale
* Mole tamale

==Origin==
There are several theories about the origin of the name "guajolota". Some attribute it to the barley and rounded shape similar to the breast of a guajolote (a variety of turkey consumed in Mexico).6 Also, since it is a highly caloric snack (between 800 and 1000 calories4), those who eat it are told that it will "fatten them up like a guajolote".6 Other sources affirm that its name comes from a type of low-quality bread that was used to prepare it, also called "guajolote".

In his book La cultura del antojito. De tacos, tamales y tortas (2013), Mexican historian José N. Iturriaga explains that guajolota was born in the city of Puebla at least two centuries ago,8 and that this original recipe differs slightly from the current guajolota, since it used spleen bread and was filled with a red enchilada (dried red chiles) and shredded pork meat. Over time, the recipe was transferred to the Mexican capital and the ingredients were substituted, while in Puebla the original was kept and eventually lost.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 23:03, 15 August 2023

Guajolota
TypeSandwich
Place of origin Mexico
Region or stateMexico City
Main ingredientsBolillo or telera, tamal

Guajolota (Spanish: [ɡwaxoˈlota]), also known as a torta de tamal, is a form of street food commonly found in Mexico City and within the State of Mexico. It is essentially a sandwich composed of a tamal placed inside a bolillo or a telera, which is a rounder version of a bolillo.[1]

Vendors are commonly found selling tortas de tamal throughout the day near offices, markets, schools, and especially near churches on Sunday mornings. Most vendors sell a variety of tamales stuffed with different ingredients, such as red mole with chicken, salsa verde with pork, cheese and chile poblano "rajas con queso," or a "tamal de dulce," which is a sweet flavored tamal, to accompany the bolillo.

Guajolotas are frequently bought with a hot drink known as atole, which comes in a variety of flavors. The order of a guajolota and atole are also known in Mexico City as a "guajolocombo."

The term guajolota is the feminized version of the word guajolote, which originates from the Nahuatl word huexolotl[2] or uexolotl,[3] for turkey.

There are different types of tamales that can be used to fill a guajolota:

  • Green tamale
  • Oaxacan tamale
  • Sweet tamale
  • Tamal de rajas
  • Fried tamale
  • Mole tamale

Origin[edit]

There are several theories about the origin of the name "guajolota". Some attribute it to the barley and rounded shape similar to the breast of a guajolote (a variety of turkey consumed in Mexico).6 Also, since it is a highly caloric snack (between 800 and 1000 calories4), those who eat it are told that it will "fatten them up like a guajolote".6 Other sources affirm that its name comes from a type of low-quality bread that was used to prepare it, also called "guajolote".

In his book La cultura del antojito. De tacos, tamales y tortas (2013), Mexican historian José N. Iturriaga explains that guajolota was born in the city of Puebla at least two centuries ago,8 and that this original recipe differs slightly from the current guajolota, since it used spleen bread and was filled with a red enchilada (dried red chiles) and shredded pork meat. Over time, the recipe was transferred to the Mexican capital and the ingredients were substituted, while in Puebla the original was kept and eventually lost.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Janet Long-Solis; Luis Alberto Vargas (2005). Food Culture in Mexico. Westport, Connecticut (USA): Greenwood Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780313324314.
  2. ^ Kiddle, Lawrence (1941). "Los Nombres Del Pavo en el Dialecto Nuevomejicano". Hispania. 24 (2): 214. doi:10.2307/332552. JSTOR 332552.
  3. ^ Ferrero, Carmen; Lasso-von Lang, Nilsa (2005). VARIEDADES LINGÜÍSTICAS Y LENGUAS EN CONTACTO EN EL MUNDO DE HABLA HISPANA. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 59. ISBN 9781420822052.
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