Ay caramba! The Mexican torta

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COMPILED BY ANNETTE KLINGER

¡AY, CARAMBA!

Spicy food is so hot right now (sorry, not sorry) and we can’t think of a more comforting vehicle for fiery flavours than everyone’s current sandwich fixation, the Mexican torta. Traditionally, they can be served on two types of soft rolls, the bolillo or telero, which are then filled with any number of meat, salsa and topping variations, depending on the region. Our favourite? The torta ahogada, filled with crispy pork, refried beans and onions, drowned in a chilli-tomato sauce.