How to Use tostada in a Sentence

tostada

noun
  • There are three tostadas on the menu that never change.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • The leftover beans can be used to make tostadas the next day.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Spread chipotle mayo over 4 tostadas.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026
  • Choose from starters like a lump crab tostada or crispy maple pork belly.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The runny yolk with the salsa on a crunchy tostada?
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The spicy tuna tostada has some zing from a drizzle of spicy chile mayo.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Under a wall display of masks, cooks served tostadas with fresh salsa.
    — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the tostada format is a vaguely thrilling change from frozen taquitos.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 29 July 2022
  • Top each tostada with about 4 tablespoons of the sea urchin paste.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Air-fry or pan-fry the mini rotis to avoid turning them into tostadas.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Light food like oysters, ceviches and tostadas are central to the bar’s menu.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2017
  • There also are burritos, tostadas and more — and the portions are huge.
    — Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Spread on tostadas, top with chicken and sprinkle with cotija and pickled jalapeño.
    — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • Sweet scallops are dressed in a punchy yuzu and apple vinaigrette and served over a crunchy tostada.
    — Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Cilantro and opal basil leaves are fresh and floral, scattered over the finished tostada.
    — Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Try their ceviche, topped with guacamole and served with a squid ink tostada ($14).
    — Audrey Gorden, RedEye Chicago, 4 May 2017
  • 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
  • That will be finished with salsa mounted with butter and a fresh tostada.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Micheladas are served in terracotta mugs, and the raw tuna tostada is a must.
    — Julia Sherman, Vogue, 10 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • There's Laja, which is worth the journey just to eat the vegetable tostada.
    — Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 12 Apr. 2017
  • One dish very close to my heart is a tlayuda, which is not as crispy as a tostada, but also not as soft as a tortilla.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The blue corn tostada shell accompanying the steak tartare tastes stale.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • Open only after dark, the taco stand doles out suckling pig tacos and tostadas until the early morning.
    — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Crispy tostada shells get a swoosh of smoky chipotle mayo, plus fanned slices of juicy mango and creamy avocado.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026
  • 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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