05/10/2026
Which corn tortilla did you grow up with? Me, white corn, for sure, an Olotillo white. I can see it, smell it, taste it. A conversation to have with my mother. I don't know which corn variety her grandma used to make her nixtamal from, but my mom talks about growing up taking Doña Maria's nixtamal to the local molino and walking back home with freshly ground masa for the day's tortillas. She wasn't allowed to make the tortillas, something about being too young to handle the open fire stove.
I'll have the conversation today. Did we as kids end up favoring white corn tortillas because that's what she liked best? Or maybe dad's preference, or maybe the only option available at the time? My preferred answer would be because they were nixtamal tortillas and not the well known masa harina (which back then was probably not as bad). Whatever the answer is, walking down food memory lane is always fun with mom.
I can't wait to have my mom's chilaquiles soon. No one makes them like her. Tilis chilaquiles queen.
