Tortillas are flat, round bread that we think of as Mexican, but which are actually used throughout Latin America. The bread is unleavened (that would explain the flat part.) They were made out of Masa Harina (a finely ground corn flour) for centuries until the Spanish introduced wheat. Wheat flour Tortillas are still, however, mostly…
Mexican Food
Tostadas
A tostada is a cooked tortilla that is further cooked to make it crispy. The tortilla can be toasted or deep fried. It can be cooked flat as it is, or it can have been moulded into a bowl shape to act as a container for a food item. Corn tortillas are generally used rather…
White Sapote
Though White Sapote fruit is sometimes called “Custard Apple”, it is not the same as the fruit of that actual name. Nor is White Sapote actually related to other fruit called Sapote. The tree is evergreen in the sub-tropics where it grows, but will drop its leaves if lacking water or otherwise stressed. It likes…
X-cat-ik Chiles
X-cat-ik are pale yellow chiles with an undulating cone shape. They are long, up to 4 inches (11 cm) but thin, no more than 1 inch (2 to 3 cm) at their widest part. They are often charred before use, and then included in a dish whole without peeling or slicing. They are particularly used…