Personal Narrative-Cultural Diffusion Of Melted Cheese

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As long as tortillas con queso exist everything will be fine. I'm pretty sure they're called quesadillas but in so much cultural diffusion they can mean many things to many people. Melted cheese wrapped in a tortilla. As the cheese would be the meat, so to speak, the flavor of the quesadilla is all about the tortilla. It can be soft and thin, or thick and fluffy. The way my mom makes them they usually end up being thin and crunchy. It's a simple dish not much braining goes into making it. Thats one of its strongest charms easy to make ready in about 5 minutes. Unless they're lactose intolerant or just dont like cheese, i cant think of anyone who doesn't like.
Winter of 2008, im probably 3 feet tall, I spend

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