The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Fernando Garza is dressed in a blue-and-white striped button-down shirt, neatly tucked ...

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Tortillas are fundamental in Mexican and other Latin American cuisine, but behind that little corn tortilla is a rich history that a tortilla company in Madison has the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lines of corn tortilla chips and tortillas flow with systematic purpose at Raquelitas Tortillas factory in Denver’s River North Art District. Once the chips ...

These homemade tortillas start with a dough made from whole-grain corn masa that is shaped and then cooked like a pancake on a griddle. Homemade salsa makes a great accompaniment. About 1,500 B.C., ...

Nixtamalization is a traditional process in which corn is cooked in an alkaline solution, typically calcium hydroxide, to induce substantial physical and chemical transformations. This treatment not ...

This story is a part of Texas Monthly’s Taco Week, a series dedicated to proving that Texas is the center of the taco universe. Palm-size balls of corn masa sit atop clear cling wrap on a metal ...

It's fascinating how a single grain can turn into something so different with a simple process. Hominy and corn share the same origin, but their nutritional profiles have surprising differences due to ...

Like many traditional Mexican dishes, pozole is a corn-based dish often enjoyed across the country during festivities. That said, you may also enjoy it any other day of the year if desired. It’s a ...