tostada
noun
tos·ta·da
tō-ˈstä-də 
variants
or less commonly tostado
plural tostadas also tostados
: a tortilla deep-fried in hot oil
also
: a tostada that is topped with a mixture of ingredients (such as seasoned meat, cheese, and lettuce)
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Starters include delicious ‘cheese balls’ or pan frito, made with cotija cheese, serrano chile, chestnut butter and pine thistle, a wagyu tri-tip kebab + perilla leaf, blue prawn tostada and a sea urchin stew.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Accompany best with baked tostadas like botaneras, as is custom in central Mexico, or with homemade tortilla chips that are hilariously easy to flash-fry and somehow make any guacamole taste 10 times better.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Expect vibrant Thai flavors, like pomelo and shrimp on rice crackers (Yam Som-O), plus wagyu beef tostadas and grilled tiger prawn tacos.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Head down to Ensenada for a seafood tostada at La Guerrerense or a cold beer at Hussong's Cantina, the oldest bar in the city.
—Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Accompany best with baked tostadas like botaneras, as is custom in central Mexico, or with homemade tortilla chips that are hilariously easy to flash-fry and somehow make any guacamole taste 10 times better.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Expect vibrant Thai flavors, like pomelo and shrimp on rice crackers (Yam Som-O), plus wagyu beef tostadas and grilled tiger prawn tacos.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Head down to Ensenada for a seafood tostada at La Guerrerense or a cold beer at Hussong's Cantina, the oldest bar in the city.
—Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Tostada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tostada. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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tostada
noun
tos·ta·da
tō-ˈstäd-ə
: a fried tortilla
Etymology
Mexican Spanish tostada, a feminine form of tostado "fried," from Spanish tostado "toasted"
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