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Milanesa

"Milan-style cutlet"

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mee·lah·NEH·sah

Where it comes from

Spanish milanesa (from Milán, Milan)

What Milanesa means

Milanesa is a Mexican main dish name of Spanish origin meaning "Milan-style cutlet". It comes from Spanish milanesa (from Milán, Milan). It is pronounced mee-lah-NEH-sah, and it is most associated with the whole country.

Named for the northern Italian city, the word reached Mexico through Spain and the River Plate. In Mexico it is most often eaten inside a torta.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: The plated dishes, most named for a cooking method or a place. Cochinita pibil is pork cooked in a píib, the Maya earth oven. Barbacoa gave English the word barbecue. Chiles en nogada is named for the walnut sauce that covers it.

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Milanesa means Milan-style cutlet

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