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A chimichanga with rice. This is a list of tortilla-based dishes and foods that use the tortilla as a primary ingredient. A tortilla is a type of soft, thin flatbread made from finely ground corn or wheat flour that comes from Mexico and Central America and traditionally cooked on a comal (cookware).
Corn on the cob – Whole sweet corn, consumed as food; Corn relish; Corn sauce; Esquites – Corn-based Mexican street food dish; Gofio – Toasted flour from the Canary Islands; Grontol – traditional meal from Central Java area of Indonesia made from boiled corn kernels that have been soaked overnight, and mixed with steamed grated coconut.
Tortillas made from nixtamalized maize meal—masa de maíz— are the oldest variety of tortilla. They originated in Mexico and Central America, and remain popular throughout the Americas. Peoples of the Oaxaca region in Mexico first made tortillas at the end of the Villa Stage (1500 to 500 BCE).
Maize (corn) was the foundation of the diet of indigenous Aztec people due to its drought-resistance and plentiful yields. Indigenous people found several uses for maize, such as: Atole – thick, paste-like gruel made from boiled maize; Tortillas – flatbread made from ground maize and cooked over heat on clay surfaces
A corn muffin. Masa or masa harina - Nixtamalized corn used for making tamales and tortillas in Central America, Mexico, and South America. [62] As a batter for a fried food, such as corn dogs [66] [67] Made into bread, as in corn fritters, cornbread, hushpuppies, jonnycakes, or spoonbread [68] [69] [70]
1. Ladyfingers, Heels of Bread, and Other Body Parts in Food. There is a stunning amount of food with human body part terminology. Heels of bread, ears of corn, heads of lettuce, toes of garlic ...
Cottage cheese was once a popular snack food in America (in the 1970s, the average American ate nearly 5 pounds of cottage cheese according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture).
The food staples of Mexican cuisine are typically corn and beans. Corn is used to make masa, a dough for tamales, tortillas, gorditas, and many other corn-based foods. Corn is also eaten fresh, as corn on the cob and as a component of a number of dishes. Squash and chili peppers also prominent in Mexican cuisine.