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More about tortas.
I forgot, silly me or Mr. Altzheimer's attack.
More torta variations: Cubana - everything fits, traditionally will be Ham, baked pork loin, cheese, egg. Or what the owner/chef of the place decides is a "Cubana". I have seen variations with as many as 9 different ingredients without including the veggies. Funny fact, in Cuba, there are no Tortas Cubanas, they (if they have them) are called Mexican tortas.
About cheese. Normally you won't get cheese included in your torta. Some places will offer you the addition of cheese on any torta by a modical fee, but most important, the cheese can be in three different styles: blanco (fresh white cheese), quesillo / queso oaxaca (similiar to Motzarella but with more flavor and is wound in balls, when heated it shreads and becomes elastic like foundue) and finally americano/amarillo (cheedar cheese). Find out which one (or all) they use for the tortas, my recomendation is quesillo, is like having a Queso Fundido in your torta.
During Easter, as most of the population is Catholic beef and pork are avoided and there will come the Ensalada de Atun (tuna salad) tortas, the bacalao, or other fish varieties ones, this will have no beans on the recipe and depending on the preparation of the fish they will have no veggies either.
When ordering Cochinita Pibil by the bus station you can get a Torta de Cochinita or Torta de Relleno Negro, this will be served in a portion of a baguette (called Frances in Yucatan) with no veggies added.
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