Mexican corn makes all the difference
The process of creating superior tortillas begins with dried field corn, which is different than the sweet corn grown in the US. Finding a consistent supply of Mexican corn used to be difficult for restaurants, and its scarcity kept most restaurants from establishing a tortilla program. Today, one company is taking the guesswork out of finding the right corn by importing more than a dozen breeds of Mexican heritage corn from small farmers in Mexico.
“Mexico is the birthplace of corn...it has the longest evolutionary advantage compared to what we are used to in the US,” said Jorge Gavira, founder of Masienda.