Cemitas

thanks to the many immigrants from Puebla who have contributed enormously to the wonderful street food culture.

Papalo isn’t always in season, however, so you may sometimes have a cemita made without it. But without the sesame-seed roll, you no longer have a cemita, you just have a sandwich.

Ingredients:

• A few papalo leaves (can be found at most Mexican markets)
• Chipotles in adobo
• A ripe avocado cut in slices
• Savory Mexican meat such as carnitas (shredded pork) or tinga (chicken)
• Mexican Oaxacan cheese (can substitute mozzarella if you can’t find it), shredded