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astrobaja
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Best store bought tortillas de harina
Ok we all know home made is the best (my favs are those made at Broncos steakhouse in Ensenada and those made at Rancho Meling by Andrea on a 40's
vintage wood cookstove! mmmm)
I have done my own and they are pretty good (albeit not too round) any opinions on which tortilleria makes the best ready to go?
I hate to say it but I really like those from Walmart in Ensenada (thank goodness they are not totally like those up north!) They were a bit thicker
and had a good amount of manteca (some have just too much). But there must be other better sources...
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each area has their own little microtortillerias...here in mulege county, we have wonderful whole wheat tortillas...I always check to see if they are
made with manteca or veggie oil.
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Calimax! Or the ones you buy at Costco and have to cook yourself. Those are the best for store bought.
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The kids love the ones I make and they come out like yours, semiround 
What we have found is that the ones made in Soriana are very good and also semiround (maybe the shape determines flavor).
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Commercial Mexicana in Ensenada now has flavored harina tortillas. Last time I tried the nopales. Pretty good. They also have chipotle and a red
chile version. The tortilleria next door to Dos Hermanos south of town at the Estero Beach turnoff has good harina and maiz tortillas. I'm also
partial to the harina tortillas at La Fonda, especially at breakfast with some butter and strawberry jam.
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I agree with DanO about the place next to Dos Hernamos.
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This thread reminds me of my frustration trying to find flour tortillas North of the border that are as light and thin as ones found in MX. Some
dishes just go better with flour v. corn. Seems any flour store bought brands are way too thick and heavy. Only place I've found the lighter, thinner
ones is at El Pollo Loco. And they don't sell them retail. Maybe I should buy the meal and give the chicken away!
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Fred
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Bajahowodd......................Just head down to the Mexican part of town where you live and you should find a store that sells them. I shop at a
Mexican market here in Vegas all the time. Good luck. Also good tortillas at the little tortilla trailer in Los Barriles.
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Fred- Maybe you're luckier than I. I live one block from a commercial tortilleria, where I can buy still warm corn tortillas anytime. The flour ones
they sell are not made on premises, and seem about the same as the "Grumma" brands sold at supermarkets. I've gone to a few places in Santa Ana (can't
get any more Mex in the OC), and still no luck. But thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep looking.
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Comercial Mexicana
Has great, thin tortillas de harina - Mission brand.
The ingredients info says that they use vegetable oil, not pork lard (manteca).
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Fred
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Bajahowodd...............yes, the place I shop at in Vegas has the factory inside the store. They make them right. I am surprised you can't find any
in OC. Santa Ana has to have a place or 2. I spend my 40 years in OC/Calif. That was enough for me.
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Not even the Mexicans in Oregon make them as good as the ones we get in Baja!
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Sometimes I wonder if lard makes it better, taste-wise. After all, if one doesn't make a daily routine of them, maybe they would be a real treat.
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of course lard makes them taste better! PORK FAT RULES!
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Tacos Zamora in Santa Ana
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Fred- Maybe you're luckier than I. I live one block from a commercial tortilleria, where I can buy still warm corn tortillas anytime. The flour ones
they sell are not made on premises, and seem about the same as the "Grumma" brands sold at supermarkets. I've gone to a few places in Santa Ana (can't
get any more Mex in the OC), and still no luck. But thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep looking. |
Hey BWodd!
If your are in Santa Ana you gotta eat at Tacos Zamora. I go to the one on Alton and Main. Make sure you read the back of the menu about the founder.
Those guy's really make me feel like I am in their backyard hanging out. Do you know the place? By the way best damn corn tortillas I have found in
Alta California.
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I used to buy Las Espegas flour tortillas in just about any little grocery store down south. They were pretty darn close to homemade in taste and
texture and they traveled well. Now we frequent Commercial and get the hot off the griddle variety - but they don't travel well and I can't find Las
Espegas on the shelves for bringing home.
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There was once a little old lady nearly crippled with arthritis that had a tortillaria about a block or two up from the malecon in San Felipe that
made the absolute best tortillas. No machines, done by hand, translucent thin and hot off an old grill. This was probably an easy twenty years ago
but I can still almost taste them.
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Esteban- Believe it or not, but Zamoras opened a place one block from me. Originally called Mariscos Zamoras, but, under the same ownership, now
called Lupita's Mexican Grill. Just haven't gone there. Now will.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
This thread reminds me of my frustration trying to find flour tortillas North of the border that are as light and thin as ones found in MX. Some
dishes just go better with flour v. corn. Seems any flour store bought brands are way too thick and heavy. Only place I've found the lighter, thinner
ones is at El Pollo Loco. And they don't sell them retail. Maybe I should buy the meal and give the chicken away! |
Bajahowodd...
Von's located off of the 805/Palm Exit on Dennery Road ( just north of the border) has terrific flour tortillas for store bought. They are located in
the refrigerated section near the salsas, cheeses, etc. You have to cook them, but they are very thin and delish. I always take some to Baja and
back to FL when I can... (12 tortillas per package). Wish I could remember the name but they come in clear plastic zip lock packaging with blue or
red lettering.
Linda
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Mercado Emilia in playas. There is a store in Rosarito but I'm not sure if the quality is the same as the store in playas.
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