Are blue corn tortillas healthy12/21/2023 ![]() Nixtamalization is the key to unlocking the nutritious power of corn. Sensing the demand for quality fresh tortillas we opened up our supply to wholesale and retail customers and are now sending our tortillas all around the country. We imported a machine from Mexico after three years of hand making tortillas for our taco truck on a ‘tortilladora’. There is a tortilleria in every town in Mexico. These versatile flat breads are used in every meal of the day in Mexico and offer a healthy, quick meal for adults and kids. Tortillas from MASA Tortillas are beautifully soft and malleable yet strong to avoid falling apart while eating. Upon opening the box, our tortillas will transport you to Mexico with their authentic corn smell. You simply cannot beat fresh corn tortillas and having them delivered to your door fresh is a treat previously only experienced in parts of Latin America. This milk-man style delivery is what we aim to replicated here in the UK with our tortilla subscriptions. It was actually an old VW Beetle with a megaphone strapped to the top delivering fresh corn tortillas from the local tortilleria. When we lived in Puerto Escondido we were woken up to the jingle sound similar to an ice cream truck. Have you ever found a pack of store bought tortillas in the back of your cupboard from months ago, only to realise there’s not a spot of mould on them? What kind of preservatives must be in those things?! ![]() 100% corn tortillas found in the British supermarkets, tend to be chock full of preservatives to give them extra shelf life. This is not great news for celiacs who are having to stay ever vigilant when it comes to gluten. ‘Corn’ tortillas in UK supermarkets are often blended with wheat flour in an attempt to give tortillas a corn taste while maintaining malleability. Corn tortillas are the cornerstone of Mexican and Central American cuisine and good quality tortillas should be used to do the food justice. ![]() Their delicious, fantastic creations let down by poor quality store-bought tortillas. We constantly hear from our customers how hard they find it to track down good quality, authentic tortillas. ![]() Our soft corn tortillas are a product of this vast experience and and we are determined to produce the very best tasting tortillas in the UK. We have spent over a year in Mexico and Central America as well as running our very own award winning taco truck for over 7 years. MASA Tortillas are a small independent business based in Bristol, UK. ![]()
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