Rene G wrote:Rene G wrote:Dinner tonight is a layered casserole, making use of some stale El Milagro paper-wrapped corn tortillas.
A couple weeks ago I was disappointed to find my (preservative-free) tortillas had grown mold. Since I'd already started preparing other ingredients, I decided to wash them under running water with light scrubbing. Worked great and the casserole was delicious! I've never washed tortillas before.
JoelF wrote:Rene G wrote:Rene G wrote:Dinner tonight is a layered casserole, making use of some stale El Milagro paper-wrapped corn tortillas.
A couple weeks ago I was disappointed to find my (preservative-free) tortillas had grown mold. Since I'd already started preparing other ingredients, I decided to wash them under running water with light scrubbing. Worked great and the casserole was delicious! I've never washed tortillas before.
Generally not a good idea. Surface mold indicates subsurface spread - what you see are the fruiting bodies supported by bigger fungal bodies. You can cut off a big chunk of cheese, eat the other end of a loaf of bread, maybe the far side of tortillas.
Odds are it's not toxic, but it's not good eats.
El Milagro, a Chicago-based tortilla maker, told employees over the weekend it will close its facility on Western Avenue for two weeks to sanitize the plant after one worker died and others tested positive for the new coronavirus.
gnarchief wrote:Damn, sad that they lost a longtime employee to the pandemic. Hopefully the sanitation and two week closure reduces the spread in the facility beyond those who have tested positive.
On a good note, I'm glad to see they are paying the employees for the duration of the shutdown.
An El Milagro tortilla factory that closed for two weeks of deep cleaning after an employee died from COVID-19 will remain shuttered for an undetermined amount of time to complete a construction project.
JoelF wrote:I swear I saw El Milagro tortillas at Shop & Save today, but I wasn't buying that today so I could be wrong.
Chicago is a corn tortilla town. But the Navarro family keeps the flour tortilla tradition alive
spinynorman99 wrote:For the hardcore few, you can get in on the ground floor and buy heirloom corn and nixtamalization kits. Fun for the whole family:
https://masienda.com/shop/
With Empty Tortilla Shelves, Folks Line Up At El Milagro In Little Village
The tortilla section at La Ordeña on Lawrence has been strangely empty for the last couple of weeks. I guess the El Milagro shortage caused people to buy out all the other brands (including the one I would buy) too. The store remains flawless thanks to their Oaxacan cheese and salsas though.Dave148 wrote:With Empty Tortilla Shelves, Folks Line Up At El Milagro In Little Village
bweiny wrote:tortilla section at La Ordeña on Lawrence
I like Morelia as a store, been there 3-4 times. I'm rarely in the area, but will keep the homemade tortilla part on my mind in case. The hot bar is their selling point, IMO. I go to Ordeña instead because of the Oaxacan cheese (moles and salsas just a bonus). The version/brand at Morelia is substandard.G Wiv wrote:I've been to one of my go-to Mexican markets, Morelia Supermarket, twice in the last week. Good stock of tortillas, plus they make their own.
bweiny wrote:I go to Ordeña instead because of the Oaxacan cheese (moles and salsas just a bonus). The version/brand at Morelia is substandard.
NFriday wrote:I was at the Jewel on Green Bay in Wilmette last night and I saw some El Milagro tortillas there. I think they only had one kind, but I did not see any sign limiting quantity.
gastro gnome wrote:Or they did and they assigned that tortilla bouncer.
El Milagro Workers Reach Settlement Over NLRB Complaint