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A chimichanga with rice. This is a list of tortilla-based dishes and foods that use the tortilla as a primary ingredient. A tortilla is a type of soft, thin flatbread made from finely ground corn or wheat flour that comes from Mexico and Central America and traditionally cooked on a comal (cookware).
Masa or masa de maíz (English: / ˈ m ɑː s ə /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a dough that comes from ground nixtamalized maize. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called harina de maíz or masa harina.
A mug of chapo mixed with chocolate and mozzarella cheese. Máchica is used in a variety of foods that are part of Andean cuisine. These include chapo, an herbal tea decoction made with lemongrass, lemon verbena or other herbs; another beverage called colada de máchica made by mixing the máchica with hot or cold liquid; nogadas, a nougat confection made using panela (unrefined cane sugar ...
Tortillas made from nixtamalized maize meal (masa de maíz) are the oldest variety of tortilla. They originated in Mexico and Central America, and remain popular throughout the Americas. Peoples of the Oaxaca region in Mexico first made tortillas at the end of the Villa Stage (1500 to 500 BCE).
The Inca civilization stretched across many regions on the western coast of South America (specifically Peru), and so there was a great diversity of unique plants and animals used for food. The most important plant staples involved various tubers, roots, and grains; and the most common sources of meat were guinea pigs , llamas , fish, and other ...
In El Salvador, they sometimes use sorghum (called maicillo there) to make tortillas when there is not enough maize. [61] Also in El Salvador, there is a particularly large and thick tortilla called a "chenga" [ 62 ] on top of which food is placed, like an edible plate, to serve food to the labourers in coffee plantations and farms.
Tostadas (/ t ɒ ˈ s t ɑː d ə / or / t oʊ ˈ s t ɑː d ə /; Spanish:, lit. ' toasted ') are various dishes in Mexican and Guatemalan cuisine based on toasted tortillas. They are generally a flat or bowl-shaped tortilla that is deep-fried or toasted, but may also be any dish using a tostada as a base. [1]
The maize used for tortillas can be ripe and dry, but it is also consumed fresh and mature (maize), or soft and fresh (xilote). [6] Tortillas are consumed daily. Factory-made tortillas are widely sold, although they can easily be made at home. Tortilla production starts in the early morning as lunch is the main meal of the day for most people.