Vitamin T- Tortillas, taco, tostadas ...

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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). It is the staple food of the people in Mexico. Manual laborers often eat upward of 2 pounds a day of this carbohydrate-rich staple, which plays a role similar to bread in Europe and America, pita bread in the Middle East, and rice in the Asia.

These pictures are taken while wondering around Mexico city. This lady in the picture was making tortillas by hand, it is quite a laborious task. Thanks to technology, they now have tortilla machines to mass produce this staple food for their people.

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Photos

No, these tortillas are not off! It is blue maize tortilla.
Thanks to Veronica for providing the material:)