flour or corn tortillas

[JaxHiker]

Corn tortillas tend to break or crumble when rolled without cooking first.

I had this problem when I tried wheat tortillas on the last hike. I've gone back to flour.

[Hikes in Rain]

Didn't know that about the wheat ones. Darn. At least you'd have bigger pieces.

[Great White]

I ran across this article a few days ago. Apparently some Tortillas will last for a few months, according to the article. Here is the link: http://www.packitgourmet.com/The+Lif...illa-sp95.html

[mweinstone]

at 14 i was loading corn tortillas into taco shaped holders and placeing them in a fryer at phonominal speed in a 135 degree kitchen with candy stoves and other fryers all around me within inches of my person. for 5 years i worked in the hell hole known as the taco house. owned by hap and janett, it was a 53 year old philly tradition at pine and camac streets.each year at the resturant festival on the ben franklin parkway we made thousands of tacos for the hords. i can sling 7 tacos in one hand stretched between thumb and pinky. i make chalupas and chilli con caso and all manner of corn tortilla requireing food. but takeing one on the trail is outside of my abilitys. without cooking, they skanky.

[Fiddleback]

I ran across this article a few days ago. Apparently some Tortillas will last for a few months, according to the article. Here is the link: http://www.packitgourmet.com/The+Lif...illa-sp95.html

Yup. As I posted above (#11), flour tortillas last a long time. I concede that the top of my refrigerator may not be as warm as a summer day hike but it's also not as cool as a summer night. Anyhoo, Great White's post got me curious so I went back through my steno pad of shopping lists to determine when I bought my current flour tortillas...those with the 6Nov10 freshness date...and found I brought home the "Reser's Burrito Size Flour Tortillas" on 15Sep10.

That puts 'em at six months+ old...they show no mold/discoloration, they are still soft (although a microwave refresh would help) and there's no off taste. Buried in a backpack, the just-bought taste of new (major brand) tortillas should last for weeks and weeks and weeks...

FB

[jbwood5]

I smear peanut butter over one side, roll it up and have a quick lunch.... It's so easy.

[Tinker]

A corn tortilla that is fried in a tiny bit of oil in a pot becomes quite good. Having said that...the reason a PLAIN corn tortilla doesn't taste so good is simple:
They are nearly sodium free and usually fat free.

Where as flour tortillas are full of those two items ;-)

Homer Simpson says "Sodium and fat........mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

A true endorsement of the flour tortilla (for hikers, at least). I'd say (without actual experience, though) that anything with more salt in it is likely to last longer, but that's just a reasonable theory.

[58starter]

flour for me. peanut butter, chicken, chili max and beef, cheese, can't beat them for fast backpacker food

[Leanthree]

I smear peanut butter over one side, roll it up and have a quick lunch.... It's so easy.

Tort+PB+Honey+Granola wins every time.

[Skidsteer]

Whole wheat tortilla and Nutella. Yesssssss.....

[ocourse]

I'm partial to LaBanderita whole wheat tortillas. The last long enough for me to eat all of them.

Does that help?

It's the only way to go. I put my package or tortillas in my backpack hydration sleeve next to my (relatively) cool water. They keep a long time. Sometimes when it is extremely hot, I put wax paper in between them to keep them from sticking together.

By the way, flour is absolutely horrible for you. I avoid it whenever possible.

[skooch]

corn tortillas are yucky. never liked them for anything except crunchy tacos. Mission flour tortillas are awesome. peanut butter and nutella or honey. breakfast lunch or dinner. yum

[Camping Dave]

I'm going to ship a small drop and am going to toss in some tortillas.

I know there are flour and corn - which one of these will keep for a few weeks before going bad?

In grocery stores around here tortilla packages are marked with a "sell by" date.

[Bootstrap]

I make my own corn tortillas, from Masa Harina, and bring them with me for my hikes, which tend to be 2-4 days (and less frequent than I wish since I got married!).

I can't think of a good way to make fresh corn tortillas on the trail. I'd love it if there were a good way to do that, they are so good when they are fresh.

[10-K]

In grocery stores around here tortilla packages are marked with a "sell by" date.

I had never paid attention to the expiration date on flour tortillas - sure enough..

I got some that expire in May sometime - I'll be done by then and if I'm still in the woods then I'll probably be grateful for some moldy old tortillas considering I'd be lost as pooh.

[Jelly-Bean]

I come on here to read every day and 10k you always have the BEST and most logical advice. But corn? Really! I'm with Father Matt on this one.

[Bootstrap]

I'm gluten intolerant. Corn is my only choice.

[10-K]

I come on here to read every day and 10k you always have the BEST and most logical advice. But corn? Really! I'm with Father Matt on this one.

I got flour - looks like corn is kind of sketchy.. ;-)

[EastCoastFeastCoast]

I love corn tortillas and flour tortillas. I think for what you're pairing with the tortillas (peanut butter 'n such) flour is the way to go for sure. That being said- If you still need your corn fix, come see me, I got some in a jar

[Hikes in Rain]

My kind of human. Wanna trade some good homebrew beer or mead???