▁to ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁tort a ▁and ▁bread ▁was ▁its ▁round ▁and ▁flat ▁shape , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁b aking ▁s oda / pow der ▁as ▁the ▁proof ing ▁agent ▁instead ▁of ▁ye ast . ▁In ▁most ▁regions , ▁a ▁tort a ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁considered ▁an ▁inferior ▁form ▁of ▁bread , ▁as ▁the ▁well ▁known ▁Spanish ▁a ph or ism ▁express es : ▁ ▁< center > ▁{ | ▁| ▁A ▁fal ta ▁de ▁pan ▁bu enas ▁son ▁tort as . ▁|| ▁ ▁Where ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁bread ▁tort as ▁are ▁all ▁right . ▁| } ▁</ center > ▁ ▁Latin ▁America ▁In ▁Mexico ▁a ▁variation ▁says : ▁A ▁fal ta ▁de ▁pan , ▁tort illas ▁(" Where ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁bread , ▁tort illas ▁are ▁fine "). ▁However , ▁the ▁term ▁" t ort a " ▁in ▁Mexico ▁typically ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁sand wich ▁made ▁with ▁bread ▁( see ▁Mexico ▁section , ▁below , ▁for ▁more ▁details ). T ort a ▁f rita ▁is ▁a ▁f ried ▁flat b read ▁e aten ▁in ▁Uruguay , ▁Argentina ▁and ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Pat ag onia . ▁ ▁O me lett es ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁northern ▁Philippines , ▁particularly ▁among ▁Tag alog - spe aking ▁provinces ▁and ▁islands , ▁tort a ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁o me lette ▁made ▁with ▁eggs ▁or ▁egg plant , ▁ground ▁meat ▁( us ually ▁be ef ▁or ▁p ork ), ▁and ▁sometimes ▁min ced ▁on