Before i arrived into Mexico, Vero gave me a lecture on Vitamin T. "Ohh, you will learn about out vitamin T series- tamales, taco, tostadas, tamales, tomato... and i will make sure u try everything." I secretly added tequila to the list too. My first Vitamin T intake is of course the Tortilla :). There are various type of tortilla available, made of different type of corn or mixed with different type of beans. The color of the tortillas come from the color of the maize. In UK, we normally buy tortilla sold in 6 pieces in a pack. However, in mexico, people buy them by the weight, Veronica's family buys about a kilo every day. It is about 7peso( about 35 pence) for a kilo (price has recently gone up to 10 peso per kilo).
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