Machete Mexican Food: Mexico City’s Giant Quesadilla

machete mexican food

Machete Mexican food is a Mexico City street specialty made from a long, thin sheet of fresh corn masa, folded around melted cheese and savory fillings. Usually measuring about 50-70 centimeters, a machete resembles a giant quesadilla, but its raw masa is stretched or pressed before cooking rather than starting as a small, pre-cooked tortilla. […]