Tortillas made from nixtamalizedmaize 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 BC).[2][page needed] Towards the end of the 19th century, the first mechanical utensils for making tortillas, called tortilla presses, tortilleras, or tortilladoras, were invented and manufactured in Mexico.
Europeans introduced wheat and its cultivation to the American continent, and it remains the source for wheat flour tortillas. Wheat flour tortillas were originated in the northern region of Mexico.
Wheat tortillas usually contain fats such as oil or lard, salt, often leavening agents such as baking powder, and other ingredients. Otherwise, the preparation and cooking of flour tortillas on a comal is identical to that of corn tortillas. Flour tortillas are commonly used in dishes like burritos, tacos, and fajitas. It is part of the daily food repertoire throughout Mexico, whose gastronomy and culture has influenced those of many Central American countries and some states in the U.S.
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tortilla, this, article, about, flatbread, potato, omelette, spanish, tortilla, other, uses, disambiguation, tortilla, ɔːr, spanish, toɾˈtiʎa, thin, circular, unleavened, flatbread, from, mexico, originally, made, from, maize, hominy, meal, also, from, wheat, . This article is about the flatbread For the potato omelette see Spanish tortilla For other uses see Tortilla disambiguation A tortilla t ɔːr ˈ t iː e Spanish toɾˈtiʎa is a thin circular unleavened flatbread from Mexico originally made from maize hominy meal and now also from wheat flour TortillaCorn tortillasAlternative namesTorta tortita TitiyaTypeFlatbreadPlace of originMesoamericaMain ingredientsMasa harina Hominy Media TortillaThe Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas tlaxcalli t ɬaʃˈkalli 1 First made by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica before colonization tortillas are a cornerstone of Mesoamerican cuisine Corn tortillas in Mesoamerica are known from as early as 500 BCE Contents 1 Varieties 1 1 Corn 1 2 Wheat 1 3 Nopaltilla 2 See also 3 ReferencesVarieties Edit A Mexican indigenous woman prepares maize while making tortillas Tulum and Coba Yucatan Mexico Corn Edit Main article Corn tortilla Tortillas made from nixtamalized maize meal masa de maiz 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 BC 2 page needed Towards the end of the 19th century the first mechanical utensils for making tortillas called tortilla presses tortilleras or tortilladoras were invented and manufactured in Mexico Wheat Edit Main article Wheat tortilla Europeans introduced wheat and its cultivation to the American continent and it remains the source for wheat flour tortillas Wheat flour tortillas were originated in the northern region of Mexico Wheat tortillas usually contain fats such as oil or lard salt often leavening agents such as baking powder and other ingredients Otherwise the preparation and cooking of flour tortillas on a comal is identical to that of corn tortillas Flour tortillas are commonly used in dishes like burritos tacos and fajitas It is part of the daily food repertoire throughout Mexico whose gastronomy and culture has influenced those of many Central American countries and some states in the U S Nopaltilla Edit A nopaltilla is a cactus corn tortilla The word is a portmanteau of nopal Spanish for the Opuntia ficus indica cactus and tortilla 3 4 See also EditLavash Arepa Chapati Indigenous peoples of the Americas Latin American cuisine List of tortilla based dishes SopaipillaReferences Edit Wood Stephanie ed tlaxcalli Online Nahuatl Dictionary Wired Humanities Projects at the University of Oregon Retrieved July 19 2020 Winter Marcus 1992 Oaxaca the Archaeological Record 2nd ed Minutiae Mexicana ISBN 968 7074 31 0 OCLC 26752490 Bernal Marisa February 20 2012 Cactus tortillas offer a novel take on traditional food Arizona Daily Star Retrieved July 19 2020 Vercammen Paul March 17 2009 Can green tortillas create new jobs AC360 CNN Retrieved July 19 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tortilla amp oldid 1170140746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
