Baleada

{{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 | served = | main_ingredient = Wheat flour, fried beans and crumbled 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.<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 tortilla, filled with a smear of mashed refried red beans (a variety of bean native to Central and South America), ''crema'' (''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, avocados, meat, or plantains.

==See also== * ''Phaseolus vulgaris'' * Macheteada * Black turtle bean * Honduran cuisine

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