Corn tortillas made with 2 ingredients (masa and water), great skill and lots of love.
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Isabel kneads the masa and water until it feels perfect.
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Isabel's tortilla press
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Isabel uses the 15-year-old press for corn tortillas only.
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When fried on the comal, the corn tortillas puff up.
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Isabel mixes the flour tortillas with flour, water, a pinch of baking powder and a drop of oil.
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Flour Tortillas must be rolled out. The press is ineffective.
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Flour tortillas are much more delicate, cook quickly and the scorch marks are what make them tasty.
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Isabel made Mole so both the corn and flour tortillas could be tasted with food.
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Once home, Fr. Ian ate Isabel's tortillas with a bowl of chili and as a carnitas quesotaco.
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Some people made handmade tortillas every single day. In King City, Isabel Garcia does just that. Her experience, skill and love produce amazing tortillas with just a few ingredients.
The song in this segment is "There's No Tortillas" by Lalo Guerrero. You can listen to the full song here:
Fr. Ian Delinger currently serves as Rector at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in San Luis Obispo. He was born on the Central Coast, and was raised in both rural western Nebraska and on the Central Coast. He studied Chemistry at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Then, he moved to the Silicon Valley where he was as a project manager in a consulting firm which specializes in environmental, health and safety issues for the semiconductor manufacturing industry and other high technology industries, followed by a couple of stints in corporate events management and marketing.