ata ▁by ▁the ▁filling : ▁a ▁cro st ata ▁has ▁an ▁incons istent ▁chunk y ▁filling , ▁whereas ▁a ▁tort a ▁has ▁a ▁consistent ▁filling ▁made ▁of ▁bl ended ▁ing red ients . ▁ ▁Some ▁f als ely ▁believe ▁that ▁an ▁Italian ▁cr ust ▁tort a ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁layer ed ▁che eses ▁and ▁tom atoes ▁to ▁be ▁spread ▁onto ▁bread . ▁Italian ▁tort a ▁is ▁a ▁pie ▁similar ▁to ▁qu iche ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁br unch ▁item . ▁However , ▁tort a ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁qu iche ▁as ▁the ▁cr ust ▁is ▁mostly ▁made ▁of ▁che ese , ▁not ▁egg . ▁The ▁cr ust ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁made ▁from ▁p izza ▁d ough . ▁Ing red ients ▁vary ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁variations ▁of ▁this ▁tort a . ▁Trad itional ▁Italian ▁tort a ▁usually ▁includes ▁ric otta ▁che ese , ▁par mes an , ▁par s ley , ▁and ▁on ion . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁variations ▁that ▁contain ▁meat ▁and ▁some ▁that ▁are ▁completely ▁veget arian . ▁These ▁veget arian ▁tor te ▁sometimes ▁contain ▁art ich okes ▁and ▁sp ices ▁for ▁flav or . ▁This ▁tort a ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁spring form ▁pan ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ▁pie ▁pan . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁T ort a ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁other ▁Portuguese ▁speaking ▁countries ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁pie ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁sweet ▁or ▁sav ory ▁d ish . ▁ ▁Mal ta ▁T ort a ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁means ▁a ▁pie , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁sweet ▁or ▁sav our y .