Geo: 14.73, -91.15Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but tortillas are best served hot! That's perhaps the best guide book quote ever, and it's a statement that only begins to hint at the importance of corn tortillas to the Guatemalan kitchen. Seen on the table during breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a meal simply would be a meal in this country if there weren't any fresh, warm tortillas.We've only had fresh corn tortillas a few times before back in Calgary but weren't fans, despite foodies raving about the varieties made by local Latin markets. Dry, bland, and crumbly, they made better coasters than accompaniments to a meal. But here in Guatemala, you can find some pretty fine tortillas, usually hand made and arriving at your table fresh off the grill. Every meal is like Christmas,
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