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Anyone living in Porto Seguro/Arraial /Trancoso ????? RE: TORTILLAS

Last activity 25 July 2023 by cindylido

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cindylido

I'll be returning soon after 8 years away.

Since I am mexican-american I always made my own mexican food and freinds in Trancoso are salivating to eat my tacos again !

We used to always have to bring corn and flour tortillas with us, putting dozens of them in the freezer on arrival.

Maybe someone knows if we can buy those now in any of the supermercados ?

What brands are they ?

Thanks !

edrosamond

I live in Arraial d'Ajuda, and it can be difficult to find any kind of international foods. They sell 'wraps' in the supermarket, but they don't compare. There really isn't a lot of choice.

sprealestatebroker

I'll be returning soon after 8 years away.
Since I am mexican-american I always made my own mexican food and freinds in Trancoso are salivating to eat my tacos again !
We used to always have to bring corn and flour tortillas with us, putting dozens of them in the freezer on arrival.
Maybe someone knows if we can buy those now in any of the supermercados ?
What brands are they ?
Thanks !
-@cindylido


Hard to score white corn flour.  You might have to settle with the yellow flour variety known as Fuba.

ClaudiaMonica

I live close to Natal, used to live in NM, so I can imagine Cindy your cooking must be a real treat!! I now make my own tortillas (learned from the internet) because, of course, New Mexican food is no where in sight! Good luck!! ClaudiaMonica

rnbtg

We miss Mexican food so much here! I live near Valença still a long ways from you. In São Paulo there’s a couple Mexican markets but it’s a real hit or miss. You can find some dried chilis there or online. I’ve never run into tortillas. They sell flour wraps called rapidez and they’re an abomination

cindylido

@sprealestatebroker Thanks, but I don't want the work of making them , I was asking about ready made corn or flour tortillas

cindylido

@ClaudiaMonica thanks for the input. I grew up making  flour tortillas and I've made those plenty of times in Brasil but I just want to get ready made. Corn are too hard to make without the right ingredients.Guess I'll just bring some down with me

mberigan

Folks, you can get Harina Pan Branca on MercadoLivre. I have a friend here in PB setting up to produce tortillas and he tried this harina and says it's the best he's seen in Brazil. He was all set to process the local corn from scratch (he's Mexican and has done it) but tried the harina mentioned and said it will save him time. You can also find tortilla presses on MercadoLivre. Last time I was in New Mexico I bought one and found out later you can get them here.


Premade tortillas are also on MercadoLivre but I haven't tried them.


I haven't found ANY decent Mexican food restaurants in the northeast. If anybody has...........

Peter Itamaraca

@mberigan We missed good Indian and Thai curry, and could not find any restaurant who served them. So we spent months researching recipes and sourcing ingredients , and now we make several that are actually quite good. So good, in fact, others are paying us to produce them for them! We source and buy everything, do all the work, then supply complete frozen meals that just need reheating.... Maybe you should try that?!

mberigan

Peter! You make Thai and Indian dishes that you sell to others? I LOVE that!!


Matt

rnbtg

@Peter Itamaraca in Liberdade São Paulo the markets have Thai ingredients and ship nationally. Galangal I’ve never found. There are Thai restaurants there too. If you’re in southern Bahia I’d buy some of your cooking too!

Peter Itamaraca

@rnbtg Cheers!

kmitch0077

@cindylido I live in Arraial and there is a “Mexican” restaurant in Porto Seguro near the Balsa that has tacos made with flour tortillas. I think the name is Mexicana.

kmitch0077

@edrosamond I live in Arraial also. On the road that goes to Trancoso near the ceramics place.

cindylido

@edrosamond O.k. thanks for the reply. Back in 2015 there was little Mexican restaurant that had opened up not far from Broadway. Don't remember the name. I don't think I ever tried it. Thought if they were still there they might have a source for buying corn tortillas. Guess they are gone ????

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