NEWS AND OPINION

Ask a Mexican

Special tortilla contest edition.

By Gustavo Arellano
Add Comment Add Comment | Comments: 2 | Posted Jul. 23, 2008

Dear Readers: Gracias, merci, obrigado for the many submissions in our contest asking readers to argue, in 25 words, why corn tortillas are superior to flour, or vice versa. Below are the winners. Don't see your city, or don't like the winner? Why didn't you enter, you lazy Mexican?

SEATTLE

Any tortilla mi abuelita makes is good.

ST. LOUIS

Corn tortillas are superior. Flour tortillas were only invented because stupid gringos were getting sick of eating corn tortillas because they forgot the lime water step.

PHILADELPHIA

I cannot pick one/ Corn or flour I have won/ I love my torts! Yum!

NEW YORK

Corn tortillas come from the domain of the Aztec diosa, Chicomeco�tl. Has anyone heard of a goddess of flour? Flour tortillas are malnourished arepas. �Gu�cala!

SALT LAKE CITY

Corn is native to the Americas, wheat is an import. Besides, corn masa wears out your teeth faster so you can replace them with gold.

EL PASO

Corn tortillas, because you can use them for more dishes--and, if you mess up when frying them, you can then use them as Frisbees.

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1. Kansas said... on Sep 6, 2008 at 07:12PM

“if you are hungry enough you will eat flour or corn, even if they make you fattt!!!”

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2. THOM said... on Sep 27, 2008 at 02:07AM

“WHERE CAN I BUY FRESH CORN/OR FLOUR TORTILLAS IN PHILADELPHIA”

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