How To Make Corn Tortillas?

[Thumpasuar]

can I use the Corn flour sold at the markets to make corn tortillas? I have never made my own tortillas before but now I mus have tacos. All the recipe's I've read online say i need mesa harina. Any way some help on this would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Thumpusurilicus Maximus

[Musongman]

They are available from larger supermarkets to my knowledge, no idea where you live. Corn meal, not corn flour is required, there must be a Thai equivalent. Also whether you want tortillas to roll or whether you want them fried crispy is another consideration as you probably know. Good luck.

[Tywais]

As mentioned, need corn meal not flour. I've seen Mesa in Chiang Mai at Rimping so should be available in Bangkok but don't know where you are located.

[BB1950]

No. Corn Flour is the same as Corn Starch. You need Corn Meal, which I have not seen sold in Thailand. There's a lot of good videos on YouTube on how to make corn tortillas.

Maybe someone should explain how to make Corn Meal. Shouldn't be hard.

[Tywais]

Maybe someone should explain how to make Corn Meal. Shouldn't be hard.

Some topics on it:

Masa Tortilla Thread

Polenta-Cornmeal. This is what it is usually referred to when I see it on the shelves.

As I mentioned, corn meal is available but may have to ask around.

Even found this if you want corn bread.

[oldgeezer]

Have never found corn meal. We use pre made taco shells and have tacos often. Very passable. Have at most farang groceries, Central, top, foodland, etc.

[NanaFoods]

Regular cornmeal will not work.

You need masa (not mesa), which is nixtamalized corn (see wikipedia: nixtamalization)

Probably easier to pick up some corn tortillas at Villa Market, FoodLand, etc.

Edited June 19, 2010 by ChefHeat

[kikoman]

As Chef Heat mentioned, none of the aforementioned products will work in making corn tortillas!

Masa Harina is processed just like hominy and then is grown into Masa,

Here is a picture of Maceca Masa , I recently purchased in the states!

I have given up on trying to find Masa Harina in Thailand, and grow my own corn to make Masa from seed I also brought back from my trip!

There are two corn tortilla factories in Bangkok -Danita's and Mission, and one Masa producing plant in China and another in Malaysia.

None of which responded to my e-mails concerning , availability of purchasing home use portions of Masa Harina.

Cheers:

[zaphodbeeblebrox]

There are two corn tortilla factories in Bangkok -Danita's and Mission, and one Masa producing plant in China and another in Malaysia.

None of which responded to my e-mails concerning , availability of purchasing home use portions of Masa Harina.

There's one more factory that makes corn tortillas: El Charro

They make the best tortilla chips in Thailand.

[bonobo]

Regular cornmeal will not work.

You need masa (not mesa), which is nixtamalized corn (see wikipedia: nixtamalization)

Probably easier to pick up some corn tortillas at Villa Market, FoodLand, etc.

Went to Villa Market yesterday, and under all the 30 or 40 packages of flour tortillas, I found one lonely package of corn tortillas. They looked a little shaky, but they were actually pretty decent, surprisingly enough.

Made a huge bowl of guacamole with some avocados I brought back from the Philippines and carnitas--I was a happy man!

[tutsiwarrior]

an'...when ye got a nice big bowl of masa ready to go whaddaya gonna do if ye ain't got a tortilla press or a comal?...ye gots t'be creative...('here, darling...just wear yer hair in braids and wear a shawl and then pat, pat, pat until it gets flat an' then put it on that hot iron over dere...')

I brought masa mix and a tortilla press wid me from CA to London when I moved in wid my ex-wife and wowed de assembly wid my fresh made corn tortillas...dey never seen 'em before (1988)...

den my ex-wife divorced me an' kept de tortilla press...

I had de last laugh 'cause yew can't get masa mix in England neither

Edited July 1, 2010 by tutsiwarrior