What Torta ahogada means
Torta ahogada is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "drowned sandwich". It is built from Spanish torta (loaf, sandwich) and ahogada (drowned). It is pronounced TOR-tah ah-oh-GAH-dah, and it is most associated with Jalisco.
Drowned is literal: the birote roll is submerged in chile de árbol and tomato sauce until it has to be eaten with a spoon as much as a hand.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
