<h2>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es una tostada? </p>
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A <em>Tostada</em> Es una tortilla de ma&iacute;z plana y frita con un aderezo como frijoles o carne de cerdo. Por lo general, se roc&iacute;a con salsa y se espolvorea con guarniciones como lechuga o cebolla. En conjunto, esto se llama tostada.</p>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://lsguide.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tostada-cafe-en-acalli-ajijic-mexico-1943.jpg" alt="Tostadas de cerdo y frijoles en Caf&eacute; en Acall&iacute; en Ajijic" width="1024" height="683">
<p> <em><strong>APRENDE M&Aacute;S: Sobre los tipos comunes de comida mexicana que se encuentran en el Lago de Chapala leyendo el <a href="https://lakesideguide.mx/eat-drink/#foodguide">gu&iacute;a alimentaria</a>.</strong></em></p>
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Tostadas

The tiradito de atun tostada with sashimi-style raw tuna, avocado, cucumber, dried seaweed strips, and soy sauce.

A tostada with shrimp ceviche, pico de gallo salsa, and avocado.

<h2>Where to find tostadas around Lake Chapala</h2>
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                <img src="https://lsguide.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/baja-norte-9.jpg"
                     alt="Oysters."
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                <h3>Baja Norte</h3>
                <p>Carretera Oriente #36
 &bull; Ajijic</p>
                <p>Seafood tacos (fish, shrimp, octopus, oyster, marling), tostadas, aguachile, ceviche, fish &#038; chips, shrimp &#038; chips, &#038; more.
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                <h3>Casa Cacau</h3>
                <p>Boulevard Jin Xi #62
 &bull; Ajijic</p>
                <p>Traditional Mexican hot chocolate, plus chocolate desserts, Oaxacan tamales, &#038; tostadas raspadas.
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                <h3>Cenaduría Elba</h3>
                <p>Zaragoza #342
 &bull; Chapala</p>
                <p>Mexican food since 1973.
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                <h3>Cenaduría Memo</h3>
                <p>Hidalgo #25
 &bull; Ajijic</p>
                <p>For 50 years, one family has been making the basic antojitos that define Mexican street food in this dinner-only restaurant, where you have five tasty à la carte choices.
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                <h3>La Paceña</h3>
                <p>Hidalgo #158
 &bull; San Antonio Tlayacapan</p>
                <p>Baja California-style seafood including tacos, sopes, oysters, tostadas, quesadillas.
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                <h3>Lobo de Mar Mariscos</h3>
                <p>Javier Mina #36
 &bull; Ajijic</p>
                <p>17 mostly hard-to-find types of tacos, tostadas &#038; other seafood in a garden setting.
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                <h3>Mariscos Peter</h3>
                <p>Carretera Poniente #460
 &bull; Ajijic</p>
                <p>Fish, shrimp &#038; other seafood at this longtime restaurant in East Ajijic.
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<h2>What is a tostada?</h2>
<p>A <em>tostada</em> is a flat, fried corn tortilla with a topping such as beans or pork. It&#8217;s usually doused with salsa and sprinkled with garnishes such as lettuce or onions. Taken together as a whole, this is called a tostada.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4984" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://lsguide.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tostada-cafe-en-acalli-ajijic-mexico-1943.jpg" alt="Pork and bean tostadas at Café en Acallí in Ajijic" width="1024" height="683" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4984" class="wp-caption-text">Pork and a bean tostada, served at <a title="learn more about Café en Acallí" href="/cafe-en-acalli/">Café en Acallí</a>.</figcaption></figure>
<p>But the plain fried tortillas themselves, without anything on them, are also called tostadas. Entire stores, called <em>tostaderías</em>, dedicate themselves to the production of tostadas for homes and restaurants in the area. Tostadas can also be used for chips and salsa or to accompany a <a href="/cenaduria-memo/">posole</a>.</p>
<p><em><strong>WATCH: This video of a rather advanced tostada production line from another part of Mexico.</strong></em></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Linea de tostaderia (corn chips production line)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q-6f3IHl4a8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Common types of tostadas around Lake Chapala include tostadas de <em>ceviche</em> (shrimp or fish cured with lime juice), <em>pierna</em> (pork leg) and <em>sencilla</em> (no meat, usually beans). Common garnishes include lettuce or sliced cabbage, onions, tomatoes, and perhaps a little cheese or a drizzle of crema.</p>
<figure id="attachment_5011" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5011" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://lsguide.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lobo-del-mar-ajijic-mexico-2082.jpg" alt="A tostada with shrimp ceviche, pico de gallo salsa, and avocado." width="1024" height="683" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5011" class="wp-caption-text">A shrimp ceviche tostada at <a title="see more about Lobo de Mar Mariscos" href="/lobo-de-mar-mariscos-ajijic/">Lobo de Mar Mariscos</a>.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Tostadas are a common way to eat ceviche, which is fish or shrimp that isn&#8217;t cooked with heat but instead cured using lime juice. It&#8217;s usually mixed with carrot, zucchini, onion, cucumber and tomato.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4990" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4990" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://lsguide.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tostadas-cenaduria-memo-ajijic-mexico-1930.jpg" alt="Cenaduría Memo" width="1024" height="683" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4990" class="wp-caption-text">Pork and a bean tostada at <a title="see more about Cenaduría Memo" href="/cenaduria-memo/">Cenaduría Memo</a>, which has been in business for 50 years.</figcaption></figure>
<p><em><strong>LEARN MORE: About common types of Mexican food found at Lake Chapala by reading the <a href="https://lakesideguide.mx/eat-drink/#foodguide">food guide</a>.</strong></em></p>
