quesadilla

plural quesadillas

1. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
2. A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

   In the Salvadoran bakery, the quesadilla is king, whether cut into squares from a cake tray or baked into discus-sized round coffee cakes.

   2015 December 3, Bill Esparza, “For National Pastry Day, Consider El Salvador’s Sweet Quesadilla”, in Los Angeles Magazine, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025