Tortita (Mexican food)



Tortita, also known as Tortitas de papa, is a golden-brown fritter from Mexican cuisine. A specialty is the tortita de papa (potato fritter). This dish consists in boiled potato dough fried in oil.

The first written recipes for tortitas can be found in Mexican cookbooks from the 19th century, such as El cocinero mexicano (1831) (anonymous, 1831) or Nuevo y sencillo arte de cocina (de Antonia Carrillo, 1836).