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corn tortillas vs. flour tortillas

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tue 9/16/2008

name	Tortillas de maíz (corn).	Tortillas de harina (flour).
origin	Oaxaca in central México.	Sonora and Chihuahua in northern México.
introduced in	Between 1800 and 300 BC.	After 1492.
main ingredients	Nixtamalized maize, which is prepared with corn and lime water.	Wheat, water, vegetable oil and butter or lard (depending on the region).
eaten in	México, U.S., Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.	México, U.S. and Spain.
the look	Thick and yellowish.	Flat, thin and off-white.
often used for	Tacos.	Burritos.
makes frequent appearances at	Dinner.	Breakfast.
can also become	Chips or tostadas.	Buñuelos.
essential ingredient for	Quesadillas, enchiladas and chilaquiles.	Quesadillas and fajitas.
calories	90.	140.
grams of fat	One.	Three.
different colors	Black, purple and green.	Green, brown and red.
roll your own	"Use masa harina that is only corn and lime (calcium hydroxide) for corn tortilla making." - Elise.com.	"Use just enough flour to prevent dough from sticking." - Gourmet.com.
bet you didn't know	"Chemists at the U.S Department of Agriculture say the aroma of a tortilla is mostly due to 2-ameno-acephenone, a compound which develops when corn is soaked in lime water, the traditional treatment for producing corn masa."	"Flour tortillas are a favorite bread item of the Shuttle astronauts. Tortillas provide an easy and acceptable solution to the bread crumb and microgravity handling problem, and have been used on most Shuttle missions since 1985."
sometimes features the face of	Hello Kitty.	Jesus and Mao Zedong.
as seen in	The movie Tortilla Soup with Hector Elizondo.	The movie Tortilla Heaven with George Lopez.

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52 responses to “versus: corn tortillas vs. flour tortillas”

flour tortillas are way better... wow i am first 2 pick

Puertorican Princess

wed 9/17 4:18am

well i like both bt i go for harina lol they r soo good

★☆Latiin_Queen☆★

wed 9/17 5:24am

come on now?
of course both,gotta have em both.
no competition.

Erik

(THE BaYaReA)

wed 9/17 5:32am

Well i rather have
tortillas de Maiz..
WHy i dont know pero thats only
my opinion

♥Mizz Guera♥

wed 9/17 6:56am

jAjA...DIz Be tHe Gay-EST
Vs.. Yahl hAD sO fAR..

WTF.. LMAo○

♡ Ti AMO

wed 9/17 6:59am

i grew up with corn but i like dem both =D

-Nyli-

wed 9/17 7:51am

wow.. well im mexican so basically i just love tortillas.. maiz are bumpin w/ sum food but i prefer de harina.. soy del norte ajuaaa!! pero maybe thats why tengo unas libritas de mas jaja..

[[**yara**]]

wed 9/17 8:33am

OF COURSEEEE I GOTTA GO WITH LAS DE MAIZ THEY TASTE WAY BETTER Y APARTE NO SON TAN APESTOZAS COMO LAS DE HARINA......LAS DE HARINA STINK LIKE FEET.... :^P