Traditional Tortillas with Native Michoacan Corn

Michoacan cuisine is held in the highest esteem by our guests at Hotel Mansión Iturbe in Patzcuaro. With each visit, they want to delve more deeply into the cuisine of our region and discover new flavors.

In the Lake Patzcuaro and Lake Zirahuen basins, several strains of native maize developed by the Purhepecha community before the arrival of the Spaniards are still harvested.

Native maize from Michoacán developed by the Purepecha Comunity

These Michoacán varieties are not only used to make tortillas, but also the traditional gorditas, sopes, tamales, corundas, pozole, atoles and ponteduro (a sweet made from corn). They are also used in the confection of the famous pinole, with which we make our traditional cookies at Doña Paca Restaurant.

The tortilla is the base of Mexican cuisine and dates from pre-Columbian times. Food lovers will find many dishes prepared with various local products in the Lake Region, but the tortilla will always be present.

Traditional Tortillas made at Lake Patzcuaro Area

 “It’s all in the dough!”  You might taste a slight flavor of lime in these tortillas. The lime is what gives its high nutritional value.

This form of tortilla-making has been used for millennia. Tortilla makers make the dough with a metate and form them into tortillas.

Traditional Tortillas  from Santa Fe de la Laguna, Michoacán

Although this process has been industrialized all over Mexico, indigenous women continue the “hand-made” process, by which they are to support their families, as well as safeguard the Mexican cuisine.

Traditional Tortillas made by Traditional Cooks of Michoacán

By consuming tortillas produced by traditional cooks with native corns of the region, you will support the conservation of the culture and the agriculture of the area.

Native Michoacan Corn

To visit the traditional kitchens and sharing time with the cooks you can connect and appreciate these living communities, as well as support the empowerment of indigenous women.

Native Michoacan Corn

Buy directly from the producer, and you can thereby support the preservation of Mexican cuisine and give great impetus to the empowerment of indigenous women in the Lake Region.

Native Michoacan Corn

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We invite you to check more post in our blog, we hope you will find information about Patzcuaro and its surroundings that will be useful for your next trip to our colonial town in Mexico.

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