# Are Corn Tortillas Common in your Supermarket? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651 "2012-12-31T10:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/81 "2013-01-02T02:42:50Z")
I live in rural Tennessee, in an area so white we have a minority population of under 3% (that includes all minorities lumped together) and I can, and do, buy corn tortillas in every grocery store in town. Honestly, I think Tex-Mex food is mainstream American food now. I can’t imagine a grocery store where there are no tortillas. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/82 "2013-01-02T03:53:11Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > :smack: > > That’s what I get for posting at 1:whatever in the AM. > > “Gordita” is the name my then-10yo gave the recipe. They are made on, of course, tostada shells. > > Sophie likes making food items - last night we made “Gaffer’s Delight”, which was pan-fried potato wedges (olive oil, some herbs) placed on baked chicken breast\*. It was actually pretty good. > > \*Gaffer is one of the dwarves in the Hobbit. This meal was supposed to be representative of what Gaffer would eat when on an adventure. I know this is a tortilla thread, but in the interest of fighting ignorance, Gaffer was a hobbit, not a dwarf. He is Samwise Gamgee’s father. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/83 "2013-01-02T04:15:35Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Lately, that describes the more spartan Mexican aisles in Atlanta. My local Kroger (in friggin Buckhead) has 2 full aisles of Mexican items, which makes shopping so much easier than it was 5-10 years ago. You’ll know you’ve arrived when the “Mexican section” is only about half of one side of an aisle and consists solely of imported Mexican oddities and brands, because the tortillas are sold in the bread section, the fajita and taco seasonings and marinades are with the spices, and the salsas are with the other condiments, not in their own specific section. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/84 "2013-01-02T04:47:56Z")
> [@Elyanna](#): > > I live in California. The tortilla section takes up about 1/3 of a side of an aisle. I get corn tortillas pretty often for taco-making. This only in Memphis. I usually stop off at the Mexican grocery to get them fresh but there are a few of the bagged variety I like. My favorite is La Banderita. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/85 "2013-01-02T04:57:06Z")
Here in New Mexico, we even have stand alone tortilla stores. That’s it. The entire store. Tortillas. In OKC, we could get corn or flour tortillas in many different sizes or quantities. At any grocer in town, large chains or independent locals, and not just in the ethnic neighborhoods. When I lived in Houston and L.A., any tortilla known to man was available in the regular grocery stores. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/86 "2013-01-02T15:12:58Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > I know this is a tortilla thread, but in the interest of fighting ignorance, Gaffer was a hobbit, not a dwarf. He is Samwise Gamgee’s father. Yes, which my daughter exasperatedly told me yesterday: “Da-AD, Gaffer’s a Hobbit, not an Dwarf! How could you make that mistake?” Well, EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/87 "2013-01-02T16:29:53Z")
> [@bump](#): > > You’ll know you’ve arrived when the “Mexican section” is only about half of one side of an aisle and consists solely of imported Mexican oddities and brands, because the tortillas are sold in the bread section, the fajita and taco seasonings and marinades are with the spices, and the salsas are with the other condiments, not in their own specific section. I’m in said Kroger now, and the tortillas are split between the bread aisle and Mexican aisles. The fresh corn tortillas are predominantly on the Mexican side, though. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651/88 "2013-01-02T16:58:32Z")
Soft and hard corn tortillas are very common in my little Michigan town. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651.md?page=4)