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Default What makes a good flour tortilla?

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:40:17 -0600, casa contenta > wrote:
>
> > On 8/28/2013 12:37 AM, sf wrote:
> > >
> > > No restaurant makes their own tortillas around here. Chevy's had a
> > > mechanical tortilla maker and I don't care what anyone says about
> > > Chevy's - they made great tortillas.

> >
> > Darn it, you're being culturally deprived up that way, who knew? I've
> > found great Mexican in San Diego

>
> Honestly, I can't stand the Mexican food in San Diego. I prefer
> Northern California Mexican style. Labor is too expensive for a
> restaurant to employ anyone just to make tortillas to go in a tortilla
> warmer on the table. I can see them using one of these though.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaK6xCCJH9c


Picante in Berkeley has a lady standing there making corn tortillas.

I hear there's another place in Oakland with a tortilla lady, but I've
only been told and haven't been there.

marcella