Corn tortillas are an essential food in all regions of Mexico. To prepare corn tortillas, you'll need masa harina (flour made from corn) as well as a tortilla press and a flat griddle or comal. Any ...

Simply translated, masa — the foundation for every perfect tortilla, tostada, tamale, pozole, arepa and gordita — means dough. It unites North and South America, defying any one cultural identity.

Masienda now sells its chef-grade corn flour — made from maize grown by farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico — to the public. By Florence Fabricant If you make your own tortillas and tostadas, there’s a new masa ...