Mexican food is one of the most famous cuisines in the world.
Flavorful, meaty, and spicy are often the characteristics associated with this cuisine.
When we talk about Mexican cuisine, instantly, one can think of burrito and probably guacamole.
But apart from these delicacies, Americans in the United States love eating tacos as soon as they get the chance. And this patronage is equivalent to billions of tacos consumed every year!
But do you know that there are different types of tortillas that are used for tacos?
As we all know, tortillas are somewhat the main ingredient in making tacos.
Although you can make tacos without a shell, you can’t deny that a tortilla makes it better.
But when you order this food in Mexican restaurants, you are probably just limited to a few options of tortilla choices.
Although each choice of tortilla will result in a very tasty taco, knowing your tortilla choices is also significant.
This is because, for each type or kind of tortilla, you may get varied tasty flavors.
So let’s get to know some of these tortillas we are talking about!
Before jumping into our tortilla options, perhaps taking a stroll back in its history will be a great way to know more about it.
The word tortilla originated from the Spanish word tort which means cake. According to historians, this food was already present by around 10, 000 BC and was thought to be made from corn or maize.
The most famous civilizations associated with its consumption in the ancient times are the Mesoamericans.
Tortilla was thought to have been a significant part of the diet of peoples from Aztec and Maya societies.
This seems logical because corn or maize was their staple food. But during this time, it’s not certain if tortillas were eaten plain or with meat and vegetables.
Fast forward to the colonization of the Spaniards, this “flatbread” was formally called a tortilla.
And throughout the years, different variations of this food was created using corn and wheat.
But enough with the lessons about history, let’s get down to business.
Here are the most common types of tortillas for tacos you can order or make at home.
This type of tortilla can be considered as the first and original flatbread.
Tortillas made from corn and maize were already popular during the time of Aztecs centuries ago.
In the United States or generally North America, corn tortilla is an unleavened bread made from hominy corn. But if you are in Mexico where it originated, corn tortilla has at least three major types that are mostly differentiated by colors and type of corn used.
Blue maize, white maize, and yellow maize are the usual corn used for Mexican tortillas. Since these are basically different varieties of corn with different colors, the resulting tortillas are also varied.
Aside from being used as a taco shell, corn tortilla can be used for quesadilla and burrito.
This type of tortilla is sometimes called the wheat tortilla.
Like what its name suggests, this thin bread is made from wheat flour that was finely grinded.
Generally, the same procedure is done to produce this like the corn tortill
