Potato-Cheese fritters

Bocadito or bocadillo means a tidbit, literally a “little mouthful.” These delicious examples were showing up all over the Isthmian city of Juchitán when I went there one spring to attend the saints’-day observations called velas. The potato bocaditos are very popular on plates of cocktail appetizers at the parties accompanying the velas. This typical version is from the restaurant Bar Jardín.

The cheese adds some salt, so taste before seasoning.