World's Best Tortillas

In the USA, when we buy tortillas, we get them in bags in the supermarket. They are good, but nothing like what we can get here.

Outside the mercado, there are two tortillerias (tortilla factories) where you can buy tortillas that have literally just come out of the oven. They smell great, and are still warm and soft. They meander down a conveyor belt and look too good to resist. Outside the store, a fan blows the scent of fresh-baked tortillas onto the street, making it extra-tempting.

When I buy tortillas this way, I bring them home right away and slather butter on top immediately for a quick reward snack. Bryce likes this preparation too. And then for the next few days we have a yummy wrapper for La Granja chicken or whatever other things we want to turn into tacos. A kilo of tortillas (maybe 60) is about $0.75.

Here's what one of the tortillerias looks like:


A Tortilleria

You can see what a kilo of tortillas looks like in the photo, as well as the fresh tortilla machine in the background. This will be one of the things I'm going to miss when we return home.