In my three and a half years of living in the land of tortas I have come across many a pambaso, but until today I had never tried one of these fried delights. They always seem to be sitting a little too close to the hot oil for my refined taste buds but since I had just gone for a hike (well, walk) through the almost Canadian-like cold bosque (forest) of La Marquesa I thought I deserved to fill my tired tummy with this greasier sister torta. Although they are not outright called tortas they sure look like family to me. Filled with potato and chorizo, shredded lettuce, sour cream, queso fresco, mayonaise, chile, and then fried in oil, you really can't go wrong. And sure enough it proved an excellent accompaniment to my sopa de hongos (mushroom soup) while sitting in the crisp Mexican mountain air watching the families play soccer in the fields and the little brats ride by on ponies.
