Tlacoyo

The tlacoyos (also, clacoyos, clacoyito, tlatloyos, tlayoyos or tlacoyos; from the Nahuatl tlayoyo, shelled corn empanada) are a dish of typical Mexican cuisine that consists of a long, thick oval tortilla, prepared with dough of corn (it must be filled with beans and may also contain alberjón, cooked beans or cottage cheese), on which is placed, as a complement, a mixture of ingredients such as nopales, cheese, chili sauce and onion.

The name tlacoyo is a distortion of a Nahuatl word, given to a typical Mexican snack. This name is used in much of the country, while in Puebla and Tlaxcala it is called tlacoyo or clacoyo, which derives from the original word. In places in the Northeastern Sierra of Puebla, such as Teziutlán, Cuetzalan, Xochiapulco or Zacapoaxtla, a very similar version is called tlayoyo.

History

This food is presumably of pre-Hispanic origin and is likely to be prepared in almost the same way, although omitting foods derived from cows.