comal
Flat cooking surface
A comal is a flat, round griddle used in Mexican and Central American cooking, traditionally made of clay or cast iron.
It's the essential surface for heating tortillas, roasting chiles, and toasting spices.
She warmed the tortillas on the comal before serving.
Flat metal cooking surface
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- panShallow cooking vessel
- frypanFlat-bottomed cooking vessel
- wokConcave cooking pan
saucepan · cast iron · plancha · tawa · sauté pan · dutch oven · baking sheet · roasting pan
Nixtamalized corn dough
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- flourMilled grain powder
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- quesadillasFolded, griddled cheese tortilla
gorditas · sopes · huaraches · chalupas · pupusas · tostadas · harina · pressing
North American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
- indigenousOriginating in a region
pre-Hispanic · ancestral · handcrafted · artisanal · Mesoamerican · Central American · heritage · pueblo
griddle
Flat metal cooking surface
wok · saucepan · cast iron · plancha · tawa · sauté pan · dutch oven · baking sheet · roasting pan · steamer
masa
Nixtamalized corn dough
quesadillas · gorditas · sopes · huaraches · chalupas · pupusas · tostadas · harina · pressing · flipping
Mexico
North American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
indigenous · pre-Hispanic · ancestral · handcrafted · artisanal · Mesoamerican · Central American · heritage · pueblo · ceremony
searing
Browning with intense heat
peppers · tomatoes · tomatillos · onions · garlic · cactus · nopales · meats · arepas · flatbreads
- cast ironcast iron, skillet, Dutch oven, dutch oven, frying pan
- cooking surfacesgriddle, cooktop, stovetop, flat top, grill
- kitchen antiquescauldron, hearth, cast iron pot, cast iron skillet, butter churn
- Mexican cookwaremetate, tortilla press, cazuela, olla, clay pot
- Nahuatl wordsaxolotl, macuahuitl, metate, Nahuatl, achiote
- stone kitchen toolsmortar, pestle, mortar and pestle, grinding stone, metate
comaldeep fryer
Vat for cooking in oil
pot · stockpot · Dutch oven · saucepan · cauldron
comalsteamer
Vapor-powered vessel
double boiler · boiling pot · pressure cooker · slow cooker · deep fryer