Tortilleria La Raiz

Los Venados, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

Artisanal Tortillería that uses heirloom corn to make the best tortillas in town.

Tortillería Artesanal que utiliza maizes criollos para hacer las mejores tortillas.

A quality tortilla requires four main ingredients: Corn, water, limestone/wood ash and technique. In this post we will talk about the limestone.

The name of the process which is used to create the doe used in Mexican and mesoamerican gastronomy is called “nixtamal”. This process consists in adding limestone or ashes to water to create an alkaline solution which will change the pH and physical structure of the corn kernels.

It is one of the most important steps to obtain the necessary texture used to make the dough. Without it , we wouldn’t be able to make the tortillas we all love.

Besides having cleaner and authentic taste, it is of great importance that when buying tortillas, be it machine or handmade, you make sure the limestone being used is pure. Your health could be compromised in the midterm if not. Tortillería La Raíz – Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico.