How to Use flauta in a Sentence

flauta

noun
Definition of flautanext
  • Crepes with cottage cheese, all rolled up and drizzled with maple syrup like some sort of soft, sweet flauta.
    — Sasha Levine, Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Mejia: Chicken, and also my mom's chorizo and potato hash, and this dish called flautas.
    — David Sharos, Naperville Sun, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Or do like the locals and sit at the bar making a lunch of a wedge of Spanish omelet and a flauta (a slender baguette) of jamón Serrano and fresh tomato.
    — Andrew Ferren, WSJ, 13 June 2018
  • Customers can also get three sopes or three flautas for $9.99, according to the online menu.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
  • Her father, José Güereca, used to work in construction and also quit his job to sell chilaquiles and flautas.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Fry flautas: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium; fry flautas, in batches, until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • The menu includes fresh ingredients in the menudo, asada fries, chile relleno burger, flautas and more.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Light bites, including quesadillas and flautas, are also on the house.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • One focuses on fruits, meats, and veggies, while the other is filled with stalls serving full meals (expect plates like flautas or birria), juices, and pastries.
    — Scarlett Lindeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Crunchy and satisfying, the flautas came topped with salsa roja, guacamole and cotija cheese.
    — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The relatively svelte burrito looks more like a flauta than a steroidal Chipotle creation.
    — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Don Juan's serves enchiladas, street tacos, chicken flautas, burritos, tamales and chimichangas.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Fuel up with green chile cheddar enchiladas, chicken flautas and carne asada street tacos.
    — Lauren Saria, azcentral, 1 May 2020
  • Place 1/4 cup shredded chicken mixture down center of each tortilla and roll up tightly to enclose, using 2 toothpicks to secure each flauta.
    — Bythe View, ABC News, 5 May 2022
  • The casual taqueria’s menu includes a crispy fish flauta, mushroom barbacoa taco, tamales de mole, churros, spiked aguas frescas and housemade salsas to-go.
    — Garrett Snyder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The menu, developed by chef Cesar Reyes, features entrees like chicken flautas, fajitas and pollo asada priced from $12 to $14.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2019
  • On the menu: Food includes build-your-own omelettes, wings, loaded nachos and chicken flautas while drinks include chocolate martinis, mai tais and signature cocktails such as the Melon-Rita.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Daily Southtown, 13 June 2019
  • Though its roots might be attributed to the Mexican flauta, the taquito’s origins are varyingly tied to early-20th-century California.
    — Bryan Washington, New York Times, 7 June 2023
  • Plato El Paso features a chile relleno, beef tostada, beef enchilada, beef taco, burrito and a flauta.
    — Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Create a mini-buffet of Cinco de Mayo staples from the $25.95 Botana Grande appetizer plate, packed with chicken quesadillas, bean and cheese nachos, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, chicken flautas and fried jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Specialties: Mexican fare such as enchiladas, burritos, tacos, steaks, nachos, Mexican pizza, tamales, flautas, chimichangas, taco salad, seafood, tostadas and nine kinds of fajitas. Plus flan and fried ice cream for dessert.
    — Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Lake County News-Sun, 13 July 2018
  • Marinated hibiscus flower burritos, crispy flautas filled with potato and quesadillas with your choice of protein and flour or corn tortillas are also available.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The seasonal Mexican seafood restaurant set up shop in a former garage behind Northeast Portland torta shop Güero, serving tuna tostadas, black cod flautas and tropical drinks to a parking lot patio kept cool by verdant plants and overhead misters.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • The three-course dinner menu ($30) features options like flautas de pollo, pescado estilo Veracruz and vegetarian sopes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019

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