Sandwich roll

Sandwich rolls, often referred as teleras or Mexican sandwich rolls, are a type of white bread usually made from wheat flour, yeast, water and salt, used in various Mexican sandwiches.

Etymology and terms

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