What is the spanish word for a popular kind of round flat bread?

Answer 1

The Columbian exchange, made available several ingredients for the Mexican cuisine, including wheat flour, butter and eggs which complemented already-existing ingredients such as corn and chocolate. Some examples of modern breads include:

• Bolillo bread - a variation of the baguette, often used to eat other dishes. It is also sometimes filled with meat and cheese like Sandwiches, or with beans and cheese, and even tamales; when filled it changes its denomination to torta or mollete.
• Concha - also known as the Mexican turtle bread, is a sweetbread looking like a turtle carapace. There are two flavors: vanilla and chocolate; sometimes these are filled with milk cream and sugar, giving it a tasty flavor.
• Polvoron - or Mexican shortbread, has the consistence of a pulverized cookie.
• Cocol - the oldest known recipe of bread in Mexico, was 'invented' by the Aztecs to feed an increasing number of Spanish conquistadors. Its basic ingredients include water, wheat flour and eggs.

Finally, there are several breads used in special occasions, such as Day of the Dead or the Three Kings celebration:

• Pan de muertos - literally, Bread of the dead, is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-like pieces. It is usually baked during the days leading up to the Day of the Dead (November 1 and 2).
• Rosca de Reyes - A cake pastry baked to celebrate the Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (January 6). Inherited from Spanish conquistadors, it has an oval shape and is decorated with fig fruit, or dried and candied fruits.

Answer 2

It is known as tortilla, and depending on the region of the country, it can be made of either wheat or maize (corn) flour.

Answer 3

Tortilla