# WTF? - 7" Tortillas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176 "2009-07-16T01:24:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/1 "2009-07-16T01:24:32Z")
So I bought a package of “medium” whole wheat tortilla’s on sale. They are about 7" in diameter and I am at a loss as to what use they are. They are too small to use as a burrito or wrap and too big to use as a soft taco shell. They seem to be the most plentiful size of any of these “gourmet” flavored tortillas yet I’m baffled as to what they could be used for. I suppose you could make an enchilada out of them but the flavors and wheat ones seem like a but useless there. Talk to me. I need ideas. Or should I feed them to the birds and a just stick with burrito sized ones from here on in? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/2 "2009-07-16T01:25:46Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > So I bought a package of “medium” whole wheat tortilla’s on sale. They are about 7" in diameter and I am at a loss as to what use they are. They are too small to use as a burrito or wrap and too big to use as a soft taco shell. They seem to be the most plentiful size of any of these “gourmet” flavored tortillas yet I’m baffled as to what they could be used for. I suppose you could make an enchilada out of them but the flavors and wheat ones seem like a but useless there. > > Talk to me. I need ideas. Or should I feed them to the birds and a just stick with burrito sized ones from here on in? I’m wondering if they might be designed for use as a sandwich wrap. Otherwise, I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/3 "2009-07-16T01:29:20Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I’m wondering if they might be designed for use as a sandwich wrap. > > Otherwise, I dunno. Thats what we use them for. And the other day I saw some monsters, these things were like pizza sized! ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/4 "2009-07-16T01:32:31Z")
I’d just make really big tacos. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/5 "2009-07-16T01:34:28Z")
Quesadillas? ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/6 "2009-07-16T01:35:03Z")
I second the “big Tacos” comment. Or just go w/ grilled meats and veggies and make Big Fajitas. Or you can always just fold them and use them to make Quesadillas. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/7 "2009-07-16T01:37:31Z")
Really? That’s the size I always buy and never had a problem making burritos or wraps. I guess they are on the small side, but I use them all and we just eat 'em up till they’re gone. Tonight I made quesadillas with roasted bell peppers and shredded cheese - fill one side, fold in half, cook in a tiny bit of butter on both sides, stack up on a platter, fruit salad on the side - boy howdy, they were tasty, and there’s more for the midnight snack!😃 ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/8 "2009-07-16T01:37:55Z")
They sound like the right size for fajitas. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/9 "2009-07-16T06:52:30Z")
Fajitas make sense. Quesadillas would work too I suppose, though it makes a pretty dainty one. Pretty much anything that requires the ends to be folded in ends in disappointment. You get a mouthful of tortilla with a faint hint of filling that way. Fajitas with filling that has it’s own integrity would probably work pretty good. Maybe I need to buy some peppers and skirt steak. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/10 "2009-07-16T07:05:28Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Quesadillas? Yeah that’s what I was going to say. Or else put them in a pan with some butter and use them to sop up your Posole gringo. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/11 "2009-07-16T07:15:51Z")
Chili con carne generally comes with tortillas that size. [Molcajete recipes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molcajete) as well. Basically they’re for scooping up something gloppy, folding over, and eating right then and there at the table. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/12 "2009-07-16T08:15:37Z")
They’re not too small to make burritos. They just make smaller burritos. It’s not the size of the burrito that matters anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/13 "2009-07-16T11:31:58Z")
You could also make flautas. ---
**Author:** ![SmashTheState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/14 "2009-07-16T11:40:53Z")
Sometimes I like to put peanut butter and honey on one of those small tortillas and roll it tightly into a tube. Very tasty, and makes a good breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/15 "2009-07-16T14:44:10Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > It’s not the size of the burrito that matters anyway. That’s what _she_ said. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/16 "2009-07-16T14:49:11Z")
[Taquitos!](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?page_code=54) I was going to say homemade tortilla chips too, but I shudder to think what whole wheat would turn into. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/17 "2009-07-16T14:54:09Z")
That (or bigger) is the standard size in Oaxaca state (Mexico), where, besides just being used to accompany food as a sort of dip for sauces (you rip them into pieces), they are the crust for a sort of Oaxacan “pizza” called a _tlayuda_. But Oaxaca is famous for its big tortillas, just as Yucatan is famous for its little ones. Not sure if this correlates with, ahem, anything else… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/18 "2009-07-16T14:56:46Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > too big to use as a soft taco shell. Also, they’re not made of corn. Soft tacos should use steamed corn tortillas. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/19 "2009-07-16T20:53:17Z")
Butter them, slice them into wedges, then sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in a single layer on a cookie sheet at 300 or so for 5-10 minutes (until they’re crisp, but not brown). You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-7-tortillas/503176/20 "2009-07-16T21:14:35Z")
When I saw the thread title, because I’m from an older generation, I automatically thought of corn tortillas, and thought, So what, they’re always that size. Then I saw the OP meant flour tortillas, and this bears out my [thesis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=524593) that the default meaning of the unmarked word “tortilla” has shifted from corn to flour in my lifetime.