# How do you make Quesadillas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188 "2010-11-10T16:54:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/61 "2015-08-16T23:48:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > In _Mexico_ (which is the only place I’ve had them) they are made with corn tortillas. [Thrillist](https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/authentic-mexican-dishes) backs me up on this. Typical gringos - using wheat when corn is better. 😛 I am Mexican and have lived in Mexico all of my life. Guadalajara mostly. Flour tortillas are the most commonly used tortilla for sincronizadas here. But either can be used. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/62 "2015-08-16T23:58:20Z")
I always make quesadillas with _one_ tortilla. Two and it’s a mulita. I usually keep it simple with mine - heat the tortilla in a skillet, sprinkle some shredded sharp cheddar on one half, let it start to melt, fold the tortilla, let it cook a little longer and give it a flip if necessary, finish with some Tapatio. For the two-tortilla variety, I prefer to put some shredded taco beef (which I make in the slow cooker and I’m sure I’ve mentioned at some point) in the middle in addition to the cheese, and I top the finished mulita with guacamole. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/63 "2015-08-17T01:49:30Z")
> [@CBEscapee](#): > > I am Mexican and have lived in Mexico all of my life. Guadalajara mostly. Flour tortillas are the most commonly used tortilla for sincronizadas here. But either can be used. Guanajuato state, too: flour is the predominant sincronizada tortilla. Some other “normal” differences: [ul] [li]Sincronizadas are usually made from _yellow_ cheese instead of the standard Oaxaca/quesillo or generic quesadilla cheese.[/li][li]Sincronizadas are made from two tortillas.[/li][li]Quesadillas made from two tortillas as many of describe aren’t quesadillas; they’re types of gringas.[/li][li]The standard gringa is al pastor, but these days, gringas have pretty much any filling.[/li][li]They not called gringas because American women accidently made them instead of true quesadillas; they’re light coloured because they’re made with flour tortillas.[/li][li]Go into Mexico City and its surroundings, and everything that you can put into any type of tortilla is called a quesadilla, even if it doesn’t have cheese.[/li][/ul] How do I make a quesadilla? Pretty much any way; they’re simply homemade food. But here’s something you all might try: **paratha**! Buy them frozen, cook them frozen, once the first side is done, flip, add your fillings fold, and flip as necessary until the paratha is done and the cheese is melted. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/64 "2015-08-17T02:35:52Z")
Guess I hit the only place in Mexico that uses corn tortillas! 😛 That’ll learn me. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/65 "2015-08-17T02:47:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’ll learn me. Dern ye! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188/66 "2015-08-26T12:22:43Z")
I zap them in the microwave for about 45 seconds and then transfer to a griddle. That seems to bring out enough of the oil in the tortilla to avoid butter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-quesadillas/560188.md?page=3)