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Gypsy Jan
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Plse Help Stop the Arguing About 1 or 2 Tortillas on Mexican Tacqueria Tacos!
{Crossposted from Chowhound)
" I am coming to you today because I need an 'authoritative answer' to the following question, which has been much too much discussed and argued on
the Boston board of Chowhound!:
Tacquerias in Mexico>> I know there are just a few of them there : ) but is there a 'norm' when it comes to the use of single or double corn
tortillas on a taco? The Mexicans that i have asked in Boston have said that it depends on the tacqueria owner; that there is no "Mexican norm" from
state to state or region to region, and neither is found more than the other. What is your experience there, and, if you are Mexican, what do your
parents say about their experience where they grew up?
I have a few more questions that I've always wanted to ask. Plse understand that i KNOW mexico is a huge country and tacos are found in a million
different variations, just like pizza and hamburgers are- here in Boston.
-- Is it common for some types or preparations of tacos to have 'messy' fillings such that the taco may fall apart as you are eating it?
-- This last question involves how tacos are handmade in Mexico. Here in Boston we have a very good tacqueria called la Verdad. It is the only
tacqueria here to have latino women on staff who make their corn tortillas and gorditas. I am fortunate enough to watch these women when i regularly
have lunch at this tacqueria. These woman do not use a tortilla press. They take a ball of masa and push it down into a metal ring and then they hand
pat/push each one into a finished tortilla. Do most tacquerias in Mexico have hand patted tortillas that they use or are they mostly from tortilla
presses? We are lucky that we have a tortilla factory here, Ricardo and Maria's, but the hand patted tortillas at La Verdad are amazing.
Please tell me your experiences there, so I can report back to the Boston board! Thanks so much."
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/762812
[Edited on 1-31-2011 by Gypsy Jan]
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There is no argument - 1 tortilla is all you need.
If made and stored correctly, a single tortilla will not fall apart.
Less tortillas means more room for more tacos !! 
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Most places serve one tortilla so you can taste the food inside more intensely and not get filled-up as quick- that way you will buy three or four
tacos instead of two. 
[Edited on 1-31-2011 by Woooosh]
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One Tortilla is all you need.
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Fresh masa tortillas right off the griddle are good with or without filling. Two is twice as good.
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Doncha know? The second tortilla is a SPARE!
Eat your taco over top of the spare & everything that falls out turns into ANOTHER TACO!!!
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Since I have a problem deciding on corn or flour, I usually go with the 2 tortilla approach when given the option. This also allows me to way over
stuff them and save little 'reminders' of lunch on my shirt.
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I love fresh corn tortillas. The ones I buy from Mulege are really bland though. Kinda like the ones from the States. Some from Santa Rosalia have a
flavor that bumps them up a notch and I could eat them plain with the same gusto as a good taco. Must be lard or something?
Oh, one per taco works for me if they're fresh.
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I've seen them use tortilla presses everywhere here in Mexico.
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Have a caste iron tortilla press. Works like a charm. Makes much better tortillas than those mass produced ones.
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Two (small) corn tortillas overlapping is Mexico City style. Machine-made tortillas are most common everywhere and it is increasingly difficult to
convince younger women to make them by hand. But, some of the classier restaurants will have a lady making them by hand where everyone can see her
and it's still a tradition among rural families. They're just better.
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I prefer the double tortilla style for my tacos - four and I´m full...
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Usually you get a double tort when you order "cabeza" tacos. They are wetter and the second tort serves as a back-up when the first tort breaks apart.
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I Agree
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Usually you get a double tort when you order "cabeza" tacos. They are wetter and the second tort serves as a back-up when the first tort breaks apart.
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Would rather have the extra if I need it, than to have filling break through and land in my lap. The moister the filling, the more one needs two
tortillas.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Usually you get a double tort when you order "cabeza" tacos. They are wetter and the second tort serves as a back-up when the first tort breaks apart.
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Would rather have the extra if I need it, than to have filling break through and land in my lap. The moister the filling, the more one needs two
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If your single tortilla breaks, you're eating too slowly. Your taco should not have time to soak up any liquid.
Incidentally, I note here that Tacos Los Poblanos in south Maneadero has apparently changed hands or at least its name -- it is now called Tacos El
Recreo. My guess is that they're now a branch of the El Recreo that's across the highway from Tacos El Poblano farther north in Maneadero.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Usually you get a double tort when you order "cabeza" tacos. They are wetter and the second tort serves as a back-up when the first tort breaks apart.
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Would rather have the extra if I need it, than to have filling break through and land in my lap. The moister the filling, the more one needs two
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If your single tortilla breaks, you're eating too slowly. Your taco should not have time to soak up any liquid.
Incidentally, I note here that Tacos Los Poblanos in south Maneadero has apparently changed hands or at least its name -- it is now called Tacos El
Recreo. My guess is that they're now a branch of the El Recreo that's across the highway from Tacos El Poblano farther north in Maneadero.
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Never tried Los Poblanos in Maneadero, I always grub at the Los Poblanos in San Quintin....the best.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Usually you get a double tort when you order "cabeza" tacos. They are wetter and the second tort serves as a back-up when the first tort breaks apart.
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Would rather have the extra if I need it, than to have filling break through and land in my lap. The moister the filling, the more one needs two
tortillas. |
If your single tortilla breaks, you're eating too slowly. Your taco should not have time to soak up any liquid.
Incidentally, I note here that Tacos Los Poblanos in south Maneadero has apparently changed hands or at least its name -- it is now called Tacos El
Recreo. My guess is that they're now a branch of the El Recreo that's across the highway from Tacos El Poblano farther north in Maneadero.
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Never tried Los Poblanos in Maneadero, I always grub at the Los Poblanos in San Quintin....the best. |
Los Poblanos is one of our local favorites too. And is that Don Pancho I see as your new avatar???
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You know, Ron, I've known him for a few years now and I don't even know his name. He lives half way up that hill behind Don Alvaro's house. I just
call him "Guero" whenever I see him and he comes. We've become good friends but he sure drinks a hell of alot of my beer
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My husband from La Paz always wants "tortillas de mano", and harina to boot. I guess his mom spoiled him with them as he was growing up, but s he
doesn't even make them by hand anymore! He's been trying to convince me to make them for the 13 years that we've been married...but I have never even
tried! Now he's working on my little girls (10 and 7) to make him some homemade tortillas! I came home from shopping one Saturday, and the 3 of them
were in the kitchen making tortillas (and a mess!). Don't think he's convinced them that it's going to be a daily habit, yet! My suegra blames the
tortillas for the arthritis she feels in her hands! Oh well, plenty we can buy around here, that taste almost as good...although hubby still compares
them to his mamas!
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