History and origin
Warm bread and salted or unsalted butter under a name adopted at the counter
Tostada de lorenzana is recognised by its name before its short list of ingredients. It is toasted bread with Lorenzana butter, salted or unsalted, spread while the surface is still warm so that it melts into the crumb.
Lorenzana began as the brand name of butter made in Asturias. In Almería, everyday use turned it into a way of ordering: una lorenzana. The brand remains the origin of the term, but the word now belongs to the conversation of many cafés in the city.
It may arrive on its own with a café con leche or provide the base for savoury combinations. Paletilla al horno con queso is one example: the lorenzana layer sits underneath and brings richness to the warm bread.
