"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
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>> I really don't know what you have. A typical tortilla in the states is
>> either corn or flour. If the tortilla is corn, immersing it and
>> passing it rather quickly through hot oil will make it pliable enough
>> to fold it for tacos or roll it for other preparations. The typical
>> corn tortilla is around seven inches in diameter and about 1/8 inch
>> thick where I live.
>
> So they are less tender than flour ones, I gather
>
>> Flour tortillas are far more pliable when bought.
>> They can be steamed just a bit and then can be rolled and folded with
>> filling and will be as large or much larger in diameter than corn
>> tortillas.
>
> So flour tortillas don't usually get fried, am I correct?
>
>> The more that corn tortillas are fried, the more unforgiving they get.
>> Both tortillas can be used as a wrap, but both are completely
>> different in preparation. I'm sure I've left crucial stuff out, but
>> the group will fill it in.
>
> Thansk for the info

Large flour tortillas are frequently fried as a shell for taco salads (not
authentic Mexican food) or chalupas which is sort of like a large taco but
eaten with a fork. Recently I saw a soft chalupa offered on a menu. I was
told that it is the same. Just not fried. Taquitos or Flautas are a rolled
taco with only meat or meat and cheese as a filling. Used to be that
Taquitos used a corn tortilla and Flautas used flour but these days you
never know. These are usually fried but sometimes baked. Then there is the
Chimichanga. I don't know exactly what this is because I had one once and
disliked it. Sort of like a burrito I guess but fried. Then there is a
dessert that is made using triangles of flour tortillas, fried. Usually
then dipped in cinnamon and sugar. Sometimes drizzled with corn syrup,
strawberry syrup or honey. Sometimes topped with berries, cooked cinnamon
apples, ice cream and/or whipped cream. Often called sopapillas but a real
sopapilla is actually a soft bun that you poke a hole in and fill with honey
at the table. Also called Crustos and other names.