Photo Gallery: Drowning, Not Eating; L.A.'s Tortas Ahogadas

Need a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold explores the tortas ahogadas of Los Angeles ("you do not nibble at a torta ahogada; you dive straight into it, trusting that you will come out alive"). Click through for Anne Fishbein's spectacular photos and read more in Gold's Counter Intelligence, "Drowning, Not Eating."

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Anne Fishbein
Tortas Ahogadas Radillo, San Fernando

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Anne Fishbein
Tortas Ahogadas Las Originales, San Fernando

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Anne Fishbein
torta ahogada at Tacos Los Toritos, Sylmar

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Anne Fishbein
Super torta at Tortas Ahogadas Las Originales, San Fernando

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Anne Fishbein
A display of fresh strawberries used for juicing

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Anne Fishbein
intensely hot roasted chile pepper


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