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vivaloha
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corn or flour tortillas?
dear nomads -
which tortillas do you prefer with which meals?
corn or flour tortillas?
trader joes now makes a mix of corn and wheat flour...
i'm not talking about those...
flour is great but has the lard (often but not always)
corn is great but often are cheap and fall apart...
that said, a tasty and proper, small double corn tortilla with a fish taco...
or
a bean and cheese burrito wrapped in a fresh flour tortilla can also be super nice...
please discuss...corn or flour and why?
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Woooosh
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Just had my sister in law make and serve up fresh flour tortillas (with vegetable fat). She even brings her own rolling pin when she travels... 
I personally prefer flour, but it's hard to find them in a smaller size.
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vivaloha
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ahhh...fresh made FLOUR without the lard...nicely done!
flour tortillas and pastor tacos...oh my...
or
flour tortillas and a papa rellena...oh yes...hot salsa...
the tacos are just tasting better lately...
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KASHEYDOG
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Sorry, but I can't make a decision. I ........like......tortillas. Yes...that's it.... .. .. .
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Paula
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Oh, corn for sure! Flour tortillas should only be used for machaca burritos.
And REAL totopos are made of corn tortillas fried in lard-- nothing better!
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goldhuntress
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I prefer flour, corn is a close second
Fish Tacos ~ I like flour, small ones
Chorizo and eggs ~ flour
Any meal served with beans and rice ~ flour
quesadillas ~ flour
enchiladas ~ corn, always, some people make them with flourThat's just weird
Fresh hot corn tortillas with some fresh cheese and hot sauce, yummy!
I think corn has a much more distinct flavor and for me it can be too much. Flour is more mild and can blend well with many things. I have never
really thought about why I like one over the other so that's just my first thought about it.
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KASHEYDOG
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OK. If I have to be more specific here it is...........
[Edited on 12-20-11 by KASHEYDOG]
Don\'t mess with the old dog...... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Brilliance only comes with age and
experience..... .... ....
Are you getting the most out of life OR is life getting the most out of you ??
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BajaBlanca
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flour. the corn ones really do fall apart more easily.
[Edited on 12-20-2011 by BajaBlanca]
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Bob H
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Flour.. and that's it!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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DENNIS
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To avoid all of this inner conflict, use both....one inside the other. When you get tired of that, switch them around...the other inside the other.
Kinda like two varieties of Tortilla Tacos.
Now....I didn't see this on the Cooking Channel, but I'm sure we will soon.
Gawwwwdammmm.....life is good.
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DENNIS
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By the way....corn tortillas break up less readily when they're fresh.
It used to be one of my daily treats, to go to a Tortilleria near my house and have a couple of brand new, hot corn tortillas on the house. They'd
put a container of butter, well...it was margarine, by the register and invite the customers and neighbors to have at it.
I wonder if they still do that? I'll put that question on my list.
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[Edited on 12-20-2011 by DENNIS]
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Hook
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It's pretty easy to find flour tortillas made with vegetable oil these days. The lard ones are in the minority over here; probably for economic
reasons. Vegetable oil also seems to turn rancid slower.
As far as preferences, corn for tacos, tostadas, enchiladas and the base for huevos rancheros.
Flour for burritos and their kin.
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shari
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Mexico is becoming more health concious finally...now there are a couple different brands of whole wheat tortillas made with vegetable oil, not lard
and they are scrumptious...doctors are recommending them for those that just cant eat without tortillas.
Myself, I like the whole wheat flour tortillas but corn is better for me...and boy, ya cant beat a well made corn tortilla...specially the blue corn
ones in DF!!!
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ncampion
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Any tortilla made in Mexico is so far superior to what we get in the US. Here the health nannys make sure there's nothing "bad" in them so we can all
live till we're 90 and suck money out of the Medicare system. In Mexico you get the real thing wih all the "bad" stuff that makes it taste good and
you live till you die.
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Bob and Susan
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in mulege there are 3 places that sell corn tortillas made from a machine
one is thicker
one is thinner
the other is thicker too
the thinner is better for chips but they are very brittle
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captain4tuna
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
By the way....corn tortillas break up less readily when they're fresh.
It used to be one of my daily treats, to go to a Tortilleria near my house and have a couple of brand new, hot corn tortillas on the house. They'd
put a container of butter, well...it was margarine, by the register and invite the customers and neighbors to have at it.
I wonder if they still do that? I'll put that question on my list.
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[Edited on 12-20-2011 by DENNIS] |
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jadams
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Corn is for cooking !! Flour is for eating!!
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BajaGringo
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Flour
Unless you hand me a fresh, hot fish taco in a corn tortilla...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
Any tortilla made in Mexico is so far superior to what we get in the US. Here the health nannys make sure there's nothing "bad" in them so we can all
live till we're 90 and suck money out of the Medicare system. In Mexico you get the real thing wih all the "bad" stuff that makes it taste good and
you live till you die. |
Ditto's...
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Dave
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Are there conventions? Are certain things traditionally eaten with one or the other?
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