A tortilla is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour. The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas tlaxcalli . 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.
Tortilla
Mesoamerican flat bread
Examples
Baleada
Honduran grilled flour tortilla, filled with refried beans and cheese
Corn tortilla
unleavened flatbread made from ground corn (maize)
Flour tortilla
Soft, thin flatbread made from finely ground wheat flour
Piki bread
hopi cornmeal bread
Tayuyo
Tortilla chip
Snack food made from fried or baked corn tortilla wedges
Tortilla de rescoldo
Type of bread
Totopo
Oaxacan nixtamalized corn flatbread
Contained by
Enchilada casserole
American dish based on Mexican enchiladas
Enfrijoladas
Mexican dish of cheese-stuffed tortillas in sauce
Entomatadas
Mexican tortilla dish with tomato sauce
Mole chichilo
Oaxacan mole sauce with chiles, spices, and burned tortilla or bread
Tortilla con quesillo
Honduran tortilla and cheese snack
Tortilla dishes
Category record for tortilla-based foods
Tostada
flat or bowl-shaped tortilla that is deep fried or toasted
Subcategories:
Baleadaes
Corn tortilla
Flour tortilla
Piki bread
Tayuyo
Tortilla chip
Tortilla de rescoldo
Totopoes
Contained by:
Enchilada casserole
Enfrijoladases
Entomatadases-mx
Mole chichiloes-mx
Tortilla con quesilloes
Tortilla dishes
Tostadaes
Characteristic of:
American cuisine
Belizean cuisine
Costa Rican cuisine
Guatemalan cuisine
Honduran cuisine
Mesoamerican cuisine
Mexican cuisine
Salvadoran cuisine
Contains, including ancestors:
Wheat
Also known as:
Wikidata ID:
Q55642411
Wikipedia title:
Tortilla
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