9 Great Spots For Tortas Ahogadas in Los Angeles
Where to find the iconic Jalisco sandwich in its finest forms
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Matthew Kang
Matthew Kang
Whether your favorite local sandwich is a pastrami on rye, jambon-beurre, bánh mì, or the torta ahogada, there’s no regional sandwich that can reach its potential without the local bread, whether artisanal or straight off the shelf of the neighborhood market. It’s all about the bread when it comes to sandwiches, and Jalisco’s birote salado, a hard, salty bolillo roll, is the main ingredient in one of Mexico’s most iconic sandwiches. Don Luis de La Torre, owner of Tortas Ahogadas El Güerito, claims his father created the sandwich in the mid-1930s in the center of La Perla Tapatía, a nickname for Guadalajara.