Mexican X-plainer: Quesadilla

I grew up on the border between Texas and Tamaulipas, and in my Mexican American family, a quesadilla was a tortilla (more often flour than corn) folded in half, with cheese inside, usually grilled so the cheese melted (but as a teen I often microwaved them).

Quesadillas (from Hogarmania)

Like many folks living outside of Mexico City, I was surprised to learn that quesadilla doesn’t necessarily mean “a folded tortilla full of cheese” in the…