User:MariaTSH/Tinga (dish)

Abstract
Chicken Tinga (Spanish: tinga de pollo) is a Mexican dish made with shredded chicken in a sauce made from tomatoes, chipotle chilis in adobo, sliced onions, garlic cloves, bay leaves, oregano, and salt. It is a dish that is often served on a tostada and it is accompanied by a layer of refried beans. It can be topped with avocado slices, crumbled cheese, Mexican crema, radishes, lettuce, a little sprinkle of salt, and red or green salsa.

Origin
Although tinga is consumed throughout central and southern Mexico today, it is presumed to have a Pueblan origin. In his Dictionary of Mexicanisms (1895), Francisco J. Santamaría defines "tinga" as a colloquial term to refer to something "vulgar" or "disorderly", though he does not give the etymology of the word. In more recent years this cuisine has been expanding across the borders and can be found in most Mexican restaurants. Finding out the exact origin of where the cuisine "tinga" was originated from can be difficult due to their not being enough records and information on the cuisine.

Ingredients
Tinga de pollo has the following ingredients,

Once the Tinga has been made it is usually eaten with tostadas. On one side of the tostadas it is covered with a thin layer of refried beans, the next layer would be the tinga, after the tinga it can then be topped with lettuce, radishes, crema, salt, red or green hot sauce, grated cheese, or avocado slices.
 * Shredded Chicken
 * Tomatoes
 * Salt
 * Bay Leaves
 * Oregano
 * Chipotle in adobo
 * Onions
 * Garlic cloves