A top-down, close-up view depicts an open Mexican torta, a common meal in Mexico City, Mexico, resting on a white plate

A top-down, close-up view depicts an open Mexican torta, a common meal in Mexico City, Mexico, resting on a white plate. The elongated bread roll is split lengthwise, revealing its soft interior. The left half of the bread is coated with a light-colored spread, then densely covered with multiple round slices of red tomatoes, interspersed with thin white onion rings and small, irregularly cut pieces of green pepper. A granular white substance, likely salt, is scattered over the vegetables. The right half of the bread is spread with a yellowish condiment and topped with several dark brown, cooked meat segments, possibly chorizo or a similar sausage, which have been broken or cut open, revealing a coarse, reddish-brown internal texture.