Mollete There is also a "sweet type" "mollete". It is made by putting butter over the "bolillo" and then sprinkling sugar or honey over it and broiling until crisp. Molletes can also be eaten as a simple and inexpensive breakfast. Common toppings are "frijoles refritos", "queso ranchero", fresh hot sauce (or a bottled salsa such as "Valentina") and occasionally "crema". Sliced avocados can also be added. Mollete A mollete () refers to an open-faced sandwich in Mexican cuisine or to a type of bread in Spanish cuisine. A "mollete" is a flatbread from the Andalusian region, in southern Spain. It is
Tex-Mex popular foods for more than a century. A taste for "cabrito" (kid goat), "barbacoa de cabeza" (barbecued beef heads), "carne seca" (dried beef), and other products of cattle culture is also common on both sides of the Rio Grande. In the 20th century, Tex-Mex took on such Americanized elements as yellow cheese, as goods from the United States became cheap and readily available. In much of Texas, the cooking styles on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border were the same until a period after the U.S. Civil War. With the railroads, American ingredients and cooking appliances became common on the