tortillas
Soft Mexican wraps
Tortillas are thin, round flatbreads fundamental to Mexican and Central American cuisine.
Corn tortillas are made from masa (nixtamalized corn dough); flour tortillas use wheat flour and are more common in northern Mexico and Tex-Mex cooking.
Tortillas wrap tacos, burritos, and enchiladas, or accompany meals as edible utensils: She scooped up beans with a warm tortilla.
Nixtamalized corn dough
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- harinaSpanish word for flour
- comalFlat cooking griddle
- hominyAlkali-processed dried kernels
blue corn · white corn · yellow corn · metate · cal · dried corn · masa harina · stone-ground
Flat metal cooking surface
- comalFlat cooking griddle
- pressApply force downward
- flipQuick turning motion
- charBurn without destroying
warm · toast · soften · steam · stack · cooked · fresh · homemade
Rolled tortillas in sauce
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- quesadillasFolded, griddled cheese tortilla
- burritosFilled, folded flour tortillas
- fajitasGrilled meat served sizzling
chilaquiles · nachos · tostadas · flautas · taquitos · sopes · gorditas · huaraches
Filled, wrapped tortilla
- tacoFilled, folded flatbread
- fajitaGrilled meat wrap
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- enfoldWrap something completely
roll · fold · encase · filling · stuffed · rolled · soft taco · street taco
Unleavened South Asian flatbread
- chapatiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
- lavashPliable Armenian flatbread
injera · arepa · pupusa · paratha · lefse · bannock · flatbread
Cereal crop for flour
- bleachedHad color removed
- unbleachedNot chemically whitened
- lardClarified pork fat
- shorteningReducing length or duration
soft · stretchy · rolling pin · baking powder · warm · pliable
masa
Nixtamalized corn dough
hominy · blue corn · white corn · yellow corn · metate · cal · dried corn · masa harina · stone-ground
griddle
Flat metal cooking surface
char · warm · toast · soften · steam · stack · cooked · fresh · homemade · store-bought
enchiladas
Rolled tortillas in sauce
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- quesadillasFolded, griddled cheese tortilla
- burritosFilled, folded flour tortillas
fajitas · chilaquiles · nachos · tostadas · flautas · taquitos · sopes · gorditas · huaraches · chalupas
burrito
Filled, wrapped tortilla
enfold · roll · fold · encase · filling · stuffed · rolled · soft taco · street taco · dolma
roti
Unleavened South Asian flatbread
- chapatiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
lavash · injera · arepa · pupusa · paratha · lefse · bannock · flatbread
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
- bleachedHad color removed
- unbleachedNot chemically whitened
- lardClarified pork fat
shortening · soft · stretchy · rolling pin · baking powder · warm · pliable
- breadbaguette, brioche, ciabatta, focaccia, challah
- breadssliced bread, bagel, white bread, boules, brioche
- Mexican culturetacos, guacamole, mariachi, sombreros, pinatas
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- MexicoMexico City, Cancun, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Oaxaca
- cheap foodsrice, pasta, beans, potatoes, ramen
tortillasleavened bread
Loaf expanded by fermentation
baguette · brioche · sourdough · yeast bread · sandwich bread
tortillasnaan
Leavened tandoor-baked flatbread
baguette · rye bread · white bread · sliced bread · Wonder Bread
- tortilla chipsFried cornmeal triangles
- corn tortillaFlat maize bread
- flour tortillasSoft flatbread for filling
- tortilla soupMexican soup with fried corn strips
- tortilla dishesMeals featuring Mexican flatbreads
- tortilla stripsCrisp corn pieces