▁ ▁Most ▁“ t ort as ” ▁are ▁generally ▁sav our y , ▁with ▁a ▁classic ▁M alt ese ▁d ish ▁being ▁“ t ort a ▁tal - l amp uki ” ▁( l amp uki , ▁singular ▁lamp uka , ▁are ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁common ▁fish ▁found ▁in ▁M alt ese ▁waters ). ▁ ▁A ▁common ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁sweet ▁M alt ese ▁tort a ▁is ▁“ t ort a ▁tal - le w z ” ▁( le w z , ▁singular ▁le w za , ▁means ▁al mond s ▁in ▁M alt ese . ▁Al mond s ▁are ▁a ▁very ▁common ▁ing red ient ▁in ▁M alt ese ▁cu is ine , ▁although ▁some ▁people ▁prefer ▁to ▁use ▁mar zip an ▁over ▁al mond s , ▁either ▁because ▁of ▁ease , ▁taste ▁preference ▁or ▁cost . ▁ ▁South ▁America ▁In ▁Venezuela , ▁Chile , ▁and ▁Uruguay , ▁people ▁typically ▁refer ▁to ▁dess ert ▁c akes ▁as ▁" t ort as ." ▁ ▁Sand wich es ▁Mexico ▁ ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁a ▁tort a ▁is ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁sand wich , ▁served ▁on ▁an ▁ob long ▁ 1 5   cm ▁firm , ▁cr ust y ▁white ▁sand wich ▁roll . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁region , ▁this ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁bol illo , ▁tel era , ▁b iro te , ▁or ▁pan ▁francés . ▁T ort as ▁can ▁be ▁e aten ▁cold ▁or ▁hot , ▁and ▁gr illed ▁or ▁to asted ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁a ▁Cub an