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Tortilla
Thin, flat, unleavened bread originally made from corn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the flatbread. For the potato omelette, see Spanish tortilla. For other uses, see Tortilla (disambiguation).
A tortilla (/tɔːrˈtiːə/, Spanish: [toɾˈtiʝa]) is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread from Mesoamerica originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour.
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Alternative names | Torta, tortita, Titiya |
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Type | Flatbread |
Place of origin | Mesoamerica |
Main ingredients | Masa harina, Hominy |
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The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas tlaxcalli ([t͡ɬaʃˈkalli]).[1] 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.