What Memela means
Memela is a Mexican antojito name of Nahuatl origin meaning "long tortilla". It is built from tlaxcalli (tortilla) and mimilli (long, rounded). It is pronounced meh-MEH-lah, and it is most associated with Oaxaca.
A shortening of tlaxcalmimilli, the elongated tortilla. The name records the oval shape, not the topping.
Memela is one of the many Mexican food words formed in Nahuatl. Spanish borrowed it, and in several cases English borrowed it again from Spanish. See how Nahuatl builds words and the full list of Mexican food names.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
