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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

/u/silence7 this post made me think and reflect.

This is too good for Shitposting.

[–] e1219@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

El Milagro is where it's at

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I can't even find corn tortillas at the store

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 hours ago

Wait really?

Am I sitting on a pile of corn tortilla gold?

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 41 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They have a good point. I did research into cornbread for a project and it's suffered from the same issue as tortillas. Most cornmeal that you buy in the store nowadays tastes like sawdust and has to be enriched with a bunch of stuff to make it preserve longer. Originally southern-style cornbread had zero added sugar in it, but most recipes nowadays call for a tablespoon of sugar to balance out the flavor of the sawdust cornmeal so it ends up just tasting like nothing. You don't do that if you use good, heirloom corn, and it actually has flavor.

It ultimately comes down to the quality of the corn and the method that they use to process it and to maximize profits. Stone ground cornmeal yields a better product, but is less efficient.

[–] JustAnIdiotPlsIgnore@lemmy.world -5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to be honest here, I'm highly skeptical of the quality of cornmeal leading to lower quality tortillas. This is mainly because we already know why they are bad in the states. Not to mention the comment iteself is written like it was a conclusion made in conjecture.

Please cite the study you read/wrote that concludes cornmeal is the reason behind why corn tortillas are so bad in the us and that the deterioration of cornmeal is what led to it.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The quality of any ingredients has a huge effect on the intensity of flavors. Check out the differences in free range/ field chicken eggs vs indoor/caged/ feed eggs

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Used to live near a tortillaria that made fresh blue corn tortillas. Had to get there early because they would sell out fast, but man they were good.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Never had blue corn tortillas. Are they very different from other corn tortillas?

[–] JustAnIdiotPlsIgnore@lemmy.world -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Unless you're like a person who is astute at picking up very minute differences, you likely won't taste a difference.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Visually appealing?

[–] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

I've been ranting about this for years 🥲 Nixtamal tortillas are my favorite and very hard to find.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Damn now I have to upgrade my tortilla game

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 8 points 15 hours ago

I know I wanted some variety in the news as of lately – did not see this headline coming.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I prefer corn tortillas but often end up buying flour to keep at home because corn tortillas have to be warmed and flour doesn't

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

You ready for an insane trick? Store your corn tortillas in the fridge. When you're ready to use some (preferably a lot at once) grab the number of tortillas you want, plus two. Heat up a pan or griddle to medium/medium-high heat and carefully place the stack of tortillas on it, dry. Let that go until you start smelling the tortillas without standing over them, then flip the whole stack. Let this go until you smell the now-bottom tortilla starting to burn, then flip the stack one last time and let it go until the other end's tortilla starts to burn. Remove the two burnt tortillas and place the rest in a tortilla warmer until you're ready to enjoy your beautifully steamed but not damp corn tortillas.

Also, if you're not warming your flour tortillas, you're really missing out. If you have a gas stove, turn the flame on low and heat up the tortillas individually directly on top of the burner. Like-fresh every single time.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 4 points 14 hours ago

Great read, seems relevant given Mexico's own drive to bring back domestic tortillas.