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Tortilla Machine (Xochimilco)
{{unreferenced, date=December 2017 A tortilla machine, called in Spanish máquina tortilladora, is a machine for processing corn dough (masa) into corn tortilla In North America, a corn tortilla or just tortilla (, ) is a type of thin, unleavened flatbread, made from hominy, that is the whole kernels of maize treated with alkali to improve their nutrition in a process called nixtamalization. A simple do ...s for serial production. They are usually found in ''tortillerías'' or tortilla shops in Mexico and some parts of the United States and produce from 30 to 60 tortillas per minute. These Mexican-patented machines receive a mass of nixtamalized corn for compression and shaping into thin tortillas. These are passed through an oven on a metal conveyor belt for baking, followed by packaging for sale to consumers. Tortillas are sold by weight rather than number. History of patents *1904 - Everardo Ramírez / Luis Romero *1905 - Ramón Benítez *1910 Luis Romero *1915 - La India S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corn Tortilla
In North America, a corn tortilla or just tortilla (, ) is a type of thin, unleavened flatbread, made from hominy, that is the whole kernels of maize treated with alkali to improve their nutrition in a process called nixtamalization. A simple dough made of ground, dried hominy, salt and water is then formed into flat discs and cooked on a very hot surface, generally an iron griddle called a comal. A similar flatbread from South America, called an ''arepa'' (though ''arepas'' are made with ground maize, not hominy, and are typically much thicker than tortillas), predates the arrival of Europeans to America, and was called ''tortilla'' by the Spanish from its resemblance to the traditional Spanish round, unleavened cakes and omelettes (originally made without potatoes, which are native to South America). The Aztecs and other Nahuatl-speakers call tortillas tlaxcalli (''Nahuatl Dictionary.'' (1997). Wired Humanities Project. University of Oregon. Retrieved August 29, 2012, frolink/r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
