What Torta means
Torta is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "round loaf". It comes from Spanish torta (round flat cake, loaf). It is pronounced TOR-tah, and it is most associated with the whole country.
False friend: in Spain and much of South America a torta is a cake; in Mexico it is a sandwich, named after the round bread it is built on.
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.
