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Tortillas in Los Angeles
The team at La Princesita packages their freshly made tortillas in their Boyle Heights factory. Photo by Rosalie Atkinson/KCRW.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readThe team at La Princesita packages their freshly made tortillas in their
Boyle Heights factory. Photo by Rosalie Atkinson/KCRW.
Curious what makes an trophy-worthy tortilla? Evan Kleiman was, too. To prepare for the upcoming tortilla tournament, she asks Bill Esparza to share his James Beard Award-winning wisdom on the landscape of tortilla making in the greater LA area.
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The 'Fuerte Four,’ nixtamalization, and eggplants- 0:00The Fuerte Four
- 4:15Tortillas in Los AngelesYou’re reading this
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- 16:39Making masa
- 24:07The ancient chemistry inside your taco
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The full episode
2 of 7The 'Fuerte Four,’ nixtamalization, and eggplants- 0:00The Fuerte Four
- 4:15Tortillas in Los AngelesYou’re reading this
- 8:47Market Report: Eggplants
- 16:39Making masa
- 24:07The ancient chemistry inside your taco
- 40:01Daniel Hernandez: Jonathan Gold on El Parian
- 48:02Guerrilla Tacos