# Baleada

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{{Short description|Traditional Honduran dish}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Baleada
| image            = Baleada.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = A baleada, as it is usually served
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = Honduras
| creator      = 
| course           = 
| type             = [Tortilla](/source/Tortilla)
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [Wheat flour](/source/Wheat_flour), fried [beans](/source/beans) and crumbled [cheese](/source/cheese)
| variations       = 
| other            = 
}}

A '''baleada''' ({{IPA|es|baleˈaða}}) is a traditional Honduran dish, believed to have originated on the northern coast of the country, particularly [La Ceiba](/source/La_Ceiba).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cartes |first=Ava |date=2025-09-16 |title=Cooking Heritage: The cryptic origin of Honduran baleadas |url=https://www.wsav.com/hidden-history/hispanic-heritage-month/cooking-heritage-the-cryptic-origin-of-honduran-baleadas/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |work=WSAV}}</ref> It is composed of a [flour](/source/flour) [tortilla](/source/tortilla), filled with a smear of mashed [refried red beans](/source/Refried_beans) (a variety of bean native to Central and South America), ''[crema](/source/crema_(dairy_product))'' (''mantequilla blanca''), and crumbled ''queso duro'' (salty hard cheese). This is usually called ''baleada sencilla'' (simple baleada).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=Honduran Baleadas - One Happy Housewife |url=https://www.onehappyhousewife.com/honduran-baleadas/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=www.onehappyhousewife.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Other ingredients may include [scrambled eggs](/source/scrambled_eggs), [avocados](/source/Avocado), meat, or plantains.

==See also==
* ''[Phaseolus vulgaris](/source/Phaseolus_vulgaris)''
* [Macheteada](/source/Macheteada)
* [Black turtle bean](/source/Black_turtle_bean)
* [Honduran cuisine](/source/Honduran_cuisine)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Honduran cuisine
Category:Tortilla-based dishes
Category:National dishes

{{Honduras-cuisine-stub}}

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