pancita

Incidentally, the side of the tortilla that puffs up as it is baking is called the pancita, and should face inward when rolling the tortilla around a filling.

Making tortillas 2004

For some reason I can't find any recipes online for pancita, which is a very common dish in Mexico City (I couldn't tell you where it originates).

pancita (se busca receta) 1919

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

I didn't learn until I was about to leave that in Mexico city they called it "pancita" and I was asking everyone for "menudo".

Menudo or Pozole? 2009

But in the spirit of the acquired taste that is pancita (a mix of the goat’s stomach filled with chopped up tripe, liver, and heart, seasoned with spices and cooked till tender), I knew I had to try tacos al vapor.

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