Sandwich roll

Sandwich rolls (Spanish: telera), often referred as teleras or Mexican sandwich rolls,^[1] are a type of white bread usually made from wheat flour, yeast, water and salt, used in various Mexican sandwiches.

Sandwich roll

A Mexican sandwich roll or "telera" from Colonia Asturias in Mexico City
Alternative names	Telera Mexican sandwich roll
Type	Bread roll
Place of origin	Mexico
Region or state	Mexico and Central America
Main ingredients	Flour, Yeast, sugar, and water

Etymology and terms

A crusty french-style sandwich roll is often called a birote, this form of sandwich rolls typically found in Jalisco.^[2] The word telera comes from a similar bread from Andalusia.^[3] The term telera also means a either a plow pin or a corral and comes from Vulgar Latin *tēlāria.^[4] A tortero is one who is in charge of a sandwich roll.^[5]

See also

• Telera (Spanish bread)
• List of breads