Mexican X-plainer: Quesadilla

I grew up on the border between Texas and Tamaulipas, and in my Mexican American family, a quesadilla was a tortilla (more often flour than corn) folded in half, with cheese inside, usually grilled so the cheese melted (but as a teen I often microwaved them). <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*_o9azfzIPubd3ONT.jpg" style="height:394px; width:700px" /> Quesadillas (from Hogarmania) Like many folks living outside of Mexico City, I was surprised to learn that quesadilla doesn’t necessarily mean “a folded tortilla full of cheese” in the Mexican capital (and a few other southern spots), but just “a large folded tortilla with anything inside, grilled or fried so that tortilla and filling are heated simultaneously.” <a href="https://davidbowles.medium.com/mexican-x-plainer-quesadilla-3e9e27d59a02">Learn More</a>