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A round-shaped flatbread made of finely-ground wheat or corn. Traditionally, the corn was ground on a metate after being boiled with lime. Patted into thin disks, the tortillas were then baked on a comale. Tortillas accompany most Mexican dishes.
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"T de Tortillas" by Jesus Rafael Lopez Ibarra is licensed under CC BY-SA.
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Calderón, Sara Inés.
2008 "Tex-Arcana: What's the history of tortillas?" San Antonio Express-news. March 2,
accessed April 21, 2016.