How to Use tostada in a Sentence
tostada
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Place the tostada shells on a large, rimmed baking sheet.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
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The spicy tuna tostada has some zing from a drizzle of spicy chile mayo.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2021
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Served as a tostada, the shrimp is soaked in lime juice for 12 hours, chopped and then married to fresh onion, tomato and cilantro.
—cleveland, 4 May 2020
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Top each tostada with about 4 tablespoons of the sea urchin paste.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
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Still, the tostada format is a vaguely thrilling change from frozen taquitos.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 29 July 2022
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Choose from starters like a lump crab tostada or crispy maple pork belly.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
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There's Laja, which is worth the journey just to eat the vegetable tostada.
—Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 12 Apr. 2017
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Even with the impressive towers, the lobster rolls and the steamed clams, my heart belongs to the tostada.
—Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
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The sparse menu — four meats served as tacos, quesadillas, tostadas and mulitas — was painted on the wall.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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The former is known for its burritos, tostadas and, of course, tacos — all of which come in huge, tasty portions.
—Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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My party of four attempted to cut the tostada in pieces.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
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There also are burritos, tostadas and more — and the portions are huge.
—Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Try their ceviche, topped with guacamole and served with a squid ink tostada ($14).
—Audrey Gorden, RedEye Chicago, 4 May 2017
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Order the tostada de atuún, aguachile de campechano, and a bottle of Mezcal Amores.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
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Among the menu items mentioned was a seafood stew in a tostada infused tomato broth with shrimp and masa dumplings.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2022
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Light food like oysters, ceviches and tostadas are central to the bar’s menu.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2017
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Under a wall display of masks, cooks served tostadas with fresh salsa.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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Most items like tostadas come with large portions of seafood, so come hungry or bring someone to share with.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
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Waiting on the table is a skillet with refried beans, a stack of tostadas and limes for easy grazing.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
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Here the large, thick fried tortillas are almost the size of small dinner plate and are treated more like a tostada.
—Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2021
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Pearly slices of swordfish splashed with smoky chile sauce fan across a crisp tortilla, making for the hautest (and hottest) tostada around.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
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Some of the highlights are the seabass-ceviche tostada, pineapple-lime butter pork chop and Akaushi-beef French dip.
—Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2019
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Micheladas are served in terracotta mugs, and the raw tuna tostada is a must.
—Julia Sherman, Vogue, 10 May 2018
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Spread on tostadas, top with chicken and sprinkle with cotija and pickled jalapeño.
—Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
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Plenty of folks jumped at the chance to sample the insect in fritters, cookies, smoothies, tostadas and soup on Friday at the Fair.
—Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2019
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A clean, mild ceviche of sea bass and lime, given a boost by pico de gallo, is strewn over a tostada.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 4 May 2017
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The dish uses tostada shells instead of tortilla chips.
—Nancy Luna, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2017
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Fish is the star of the menu, in the delicate flounder Milanese, lightly fried to a tender crisp, and in a small but mighty Arctic-char tostada.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
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To assemble the tostadas, place the tostadas on a flat work surface and spread about 2 teaspoons of the avocado pure on each tostada.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
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Meanwhile, there’s free pizza laid out on a long table, and at this event, all guests receive a free tostada from Gonzo.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2021
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