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Why do I get 2 tortillas per taco at taquerias?

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There's two main reasons as to why taqueros give out two tortillas with every taco: Reinforcement. Tortillas are not resilient structures. The process for making tortillas involves something called "nixtamalization". That is, the dissolving of the harder parts of a maize kernel through the combined action of water and an alkaline compound, like lime. read more

One of my Mexican friends told me that you pick up the first tortilla and eat the taco like that. All the sauce and pieces of meat that fall off as you eat land on the second tortilla. So when you're done eating you get an extra mini-taco. read more

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