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 Spain. However, the cuisine that would come to be called Tex-Mex originated with Tejanos (Texans of Mexicandescent) as a mix of native Mexican and Spanish foods when Texas was part of New Spain and later Mexico. From the South Texas region between San Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso, this cuisine has had little variation, and from earliest times has always been influenced by the cooking in the neighboring northern states of Mexico. The ranching culture of South Texas and Northern Mexico straddles both sides of the border, where beef, grilled food, and tortillas have been common and