Baleada

Baleada

A baleada, as it is usually served
Type Tortilla
Place of origin Honduras
Region or state El Progreso, Yoro
Serving temperature always warm
Main ingredients Wheat flour, fried beans
Cookbook: Baleada  Media: Baleada
An open homemade baleada with egg, sour cream, cheese and beans

A Baleada (Spanish pronunciation: [baleˈaða]) is a traditional Honduran dish composed of a flour tortilla, often quite thick, folded in half and filled with mashed fried beans. It originates from El Progreso, Yoro.[1] Aside from beans, there is a whole variety of ingredients that can be added to the Baleada. The most common types of baleadas are the baleadas sencillas (simple baleada) which has crumbled cheese and crema. Other common variety of baleada is the baleada mixta (mixed baleada) which has the same as the baleada simple but with an addition of scrambled eggs. Many other people add sausage, plantain, hot sauce, avocado, chicken, pork and chismol which is diced tomato, onion and bell pepper. The big Honduran towns often have more than one restaurant that sells baleadas.

Types of baleada

There are different kinds of baleada according to the ingredients chosen by the customer or the region of Honduras.

In the region of Olancho and Ocotepeque the special baleada is served with all of the above and carne asada (grilled meat).

There is some speculation that "las vergonas" (a flour tortilla with melted cheese) originated from baleadas.

The Bay Island of Utila, off the coast of La Ceiba, adds pickled onions and creole (criollo) cheese to the beans.

References

  1. La Ceiba tendrá un "Paseo de las Baleadas"
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