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Corn, also known as maize, is a staple in Mexican cuisine. Its use beckons all the way back to ancient Mayan times where prayers were cast to Aluxes-supernatural beings-to protect their corn fields and help crops grow. And a modern take on tortillas incorporates natural coloring and flavors to turn them into a vibrant fiesta. Forget your grocery store fare, at Sandos, green tortillas are made from nopales, prepared pads of prickly-pear cactus, and beets give tortillas a perfectly unexpected red hue.
We pay tribute to this special grain with a tortilla tutorial the old school Mayan way-complete with grinding the corn by hand and putting in a little elbow grease to make these tortillas the perfect companion to Sandos Caracol’s favorite taco recipe: Tzic of Wacash (recipe here: glossedandfound.com/2017/03/vi....