TODAY IN FOOD: It’s National Corn Chip Day
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January 29th is National Tortilla Chip Day. What’s the difference between a corn chip and a tortilla chip? Both are made from corn or masa,* vegetable oil, salt and water. But tortilla chips are made from cut-up wedges of actual tortillas. That’s why they’re triangular. Corn chips, on the other hand, are processed into a particular shape—curls or scoops, like Fritos. Fritos, the first commercial corn chip, were invented in 1941, in San Antonio. Tortilla chips were created some 10 years later, in Los Angeles. >The History Of Tortilla Chips ________________ **You’ll often see masa listed in the ingredients, instead of corn. Masa is corn that has been dried, treated with a lime water solution (i.e., nixtamalized), then ground. |
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