The history of the torta ahogada in the Bay Area, like many of the region's finest food stories, revolves around bread.

There’s hardly a country on the planet that doesn’t turn to some type of bread with something stuffed inside it to cure a ...

Crunchy, saucy, silky, spicy: the dippable torta ahogada will fuel your fall adventures. The origin of the torta ahogada was an accident—according to local lore, the “drowned sandwich” came about when ...

The award-winning chef shares her favorite restaurants for tortas ahogadas, carne en su jugo, and dishes that bridge Mexico’s ...

It’s impossible to stay clean while eating a torta ahogada. Smothered in a ladleful of zesty red sauce, the pork-filled sandwich–a beloved specialty of the Mexican city of Guadalajara–is essentially ...