Old World Glossary · Mexican Fare
Milanesa.
Thin-pounded beef or chicken, breaded and fried crisp: the schnitzel's Latin American cousin.
In a torta it adds crunch that survives the salsa.
At Paisan’s: Milanesa headlines its own torta and the Cubana at Paisan's.
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