Why do we tolerate such tiny flour tortillas?

[Andrew_Culture]

Why in this country is it seemingly such a challenge to find proper size flour tortillas?

I sometimes make myself burritos and they're always so ridiculously small because it's very tricky making a proper burrito when ones tortilla is smaller than a doll house doily.

Even when in London eating at an alleged 'proper' burrito joint the burritos on offer are pitifully small. I made the mistake of asking for a burrito in a Mexican restaurant once and was served something the size of a fat thumb in a dish with GRAVY on it! Morons!

In America I've eaten many burritos, the absolute smallest of which being at least the size of a dog's head, and the biggest the size of a cat.

This may seem like a first world problem, but if we can't make a burrito capable of saiting even a newborn sparrow's tummy then the world can't reasonably expect to progress towards utopia.

I want giant tortillas!

 

[thom]

I want giant tortillas!

Have you tried making a tortilla yourself ? It can't be that tricky surely ?

 

[Fnaar]

Absolutely with you on this one. We often make them at home, and the starting tortilla is the same size a s a dinner plate.
What next, doner kebabs the size of a sparrow's testicle? I'd write to my MP if that happened.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

[QUOTE 2328100, member: 259"]You can buy them, but they're disguised as 'wraps'

I prefer corn tortillas myself and I can only get big ones from the Mexican shop.[/quote]

Yup, tried wraps too, they're only marginally bigger.

I am envious that you have a Mexican shop!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Absolutely with you on this one. We often make them at home, and the starting tortilla is the same size a s a dinner plate.
What next, doner kebabs the size of a sparrow's testicle? I'd write to my MP if that happened.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XLIJ4HXSek

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Have you tried making a tortilla yourself ? It can't be that tricky surely ?

I don't have an oven big enough!

 

[ColinJ]

I want giant tortillas!

Okay, here you go ...

I'm not sure that I'd want to eat one, though!

(Oops, sorry for posting a massive picture, wrong one! Found here on Wikipedia.)

 

[mark st1]

Okay, here you go ...

I'm not sure that I'd want to eat one, though!

Reminds me of a girl i used to date. Michelle

 

[Andrew_Culture]

[QUOTE 2328137, member: 259"]Yeah, it's a bit out of the way, but good to go and stock up once a month. But best of all, they deliver meals once a week. This week's specials are Dobladitas de Picadillo, Tacos del Patron, and Tostadas Tradicionales [/quote]

Where's the 'rubs thighs' emoticon when you need it?

 

[coffeejo]

Okay, here you go ...

I'm not sure that I'd want to eat one, though!

I think it's on one of the more arid Galapagos islands that they're into cannibalisation. Food is so scarce that if they come across a fellow tortoise that's dead or dying ... well ... tuck in, 'bro.

 

[thom]

I don't have an oven big enough!

You don't need an oven though, you need a giant griddle or skillet ;-)
It actually looks like a good thing to try.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

You don't need an oven though, you need a giant griddle or skillet ;-)
It actually looks like a good thing to try.

Ooh that looks great! We have a ceramic hob too!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

You know proper Mexican tortillas for tacos are small. They are meant to be. Tortillas for buritos are bigger. But the American versions are supersized.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You've forced me into having burritos for lunch now!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

You know proper Mexican tortillas for tacos are small. They are meant to be. Tortillas for buritos are bigger. But the American versions are supersized.

That's what I want