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Making masa at Carnitas Uruapan

LA is a city that runs on corn tortillas, and the best of them start with quality masa. In 2014, Good Food’s Evan Kleiman spoke to Eddie de la Torre, owner of  Carnitas Uruapan in Boyle Heights.

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By Evan Kleiman • Aug 16, 2019 • 1 min read

LA is a city that runs on corn tortillas, and the best of them start with quality masa. In 2014, Good Food’s Evan Kleiman spoke to Eddie de la Torre, owner of Carnitas Uruapan in Boyle Heights. The restaurant makes its own masa in house, supplying it to restaurants like Guisados.

Carnitas Uruapan

2100 E Cesar E Chavez Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90033

(323) 265-2474

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    Evan Kleiman

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