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Prompt
Tortillas

Read through the following paragraph about tortillas. Although it is in Spanish, try to get the main idea of the paragraph. Finally, answer the questions below. Always do your best!

La tortilla de maíz es considerada una de las comidas principales de México y unos países de América Central. Se hace la masa para tortillas por mezclar la harina¹ de maíz, agua, aceite² y sal. De ahí, la masa es aplanada³ y se le da forma a mano o usando una tortillera eléctrica o manual. La masa es cocida después en un comal⁴ caliente (disco de barro o de metal) o a la plancha⁵. Se comen típicamente en cada comida.



¹ flour
² oil
³ flattened
⁴ cooking plate
⁵ grill





1. Cierto o Falso- Tortillas are popular in Mexico and various countries of Central America.

2. Cierto o Falso- Tortillas can be made by hand or with a tortilla press.

3. Cierto o Falso- Tortillas are eaten for special occasions only.

Connections: Have you ever eaten corn tortillas? If so, did you like them? What did you eat them with? If not, do you think you would like to try some? Do you know of other types of tortillas? What kinds? Do you have a special food that is eaten commonly in your country or culture? What is it?