Import "tortillas" from Mexico

pauloThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 5, 10 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 20:13 #1
Hello there, I´m paulo from Mexico¡¡¡ I´m interested to find people who are interested in the next ...the idea it is import "tortilla". someone is interested?? My email: paulo_marquez_0@hotmail.com BR, Paulo Marquez

TorqThreads: 65 Posts: 4,023 Joined: Apr 10, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 5, 10, 20:28 #2
paulo: the idea it is import "tortilla" Tortilla? Why would we import all the way from Mexico something that anyone can make out of flour, salt, lard and water? What other great ideas do you have Paulo? Importing sand to Egypt? ;)

f stopThreads: 28 Posts: 2,681 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Mar 5, 10, 22:25 #3
I'm pretty sure you need a special corn flour.

optsThreads: 12 Posts: 333 Joined: Jul 29, 06 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 22:31 #4
f stop: I'm pretty sure you need a special corn flour. Special corn flour made from corn only grown in Mexico. :P

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Edited by: Torq Mar 5, 10, 22:32 #5

f stop:

corn flour

Mąka kukurydziana? But it's available cheaply in any shop in Poland.

You can also make tortillas with mąka razowa and any other kind of flour
really (except for ziemniaczana maybe) and you can use oil instead of lard.

Seriously - it's such a simple dish that importing it all the way from Mexico is ridiculous.

opts:

Special corn flour made from corn only grown in Mexico. :P

LOL

mafketisThreads: 15 Posts: 1,830 Joined: Mar 31, 08 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 23:08 #6
Torq: Mąka kukurydziana? But it's available cheaply in any shop in Poland. It's not the same thing at all, for tortillas you need a special kind of process corn flour not available in europe.

f stopThreads: 28 Posts: 2,681 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Mar 5, 10, 23:13 #7
Of for f**s sake, torq: "You'll need a special corn flour called masa harina for making the tortillas. Masa harina is corn flour that has been treated with calcium hydroxide or "lime" which makes it more nutritious by releasing the niacin in the corn, and easier to digest. Masa flour can be found at Mexican markets"

TorqThreads: 65 Posts: 4,023 Joined: Apr 10, 09 MEMBER ♂	Edited by: Torq Mar 5, 10, 23:17 #8
f stop: You'll need a special corn flour called masa harina for making the tortillas. Bollox. They're as good with Polish flour!

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Edited by: Amathyst Mar 5, 10, 23:18 #9

f stop:

Of for f**s sake, torq:
"You'll need a special corn flour called masa harina for making the tortillas. Masa harina is corn flour that has been treated with calcium hydroxide or "lime" which makes it more nutritious by releasing the niacin in the corn, and easier to digest. Masa flour can be found at Mexican markets"

Im sure Indians say the same about making Chaptis..

Why do people think that we cant get different kinds of flour in Europe? We are not the back of beyond...

f stopThreads: 28 Posts: 2,681 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Mar 5, 10, 23:21 #10
you can get it from Amazon.com ;) I have to hunt for a mexican store in US. BTW, last time I remember, corn in Poland was mostly for animal feed :) Personally, I prefer flour (as opposed to corn) tortillas.

pauloThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 5, 10 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 03:14 #11
hello everybody, like mafketis said: "It's not the same thing at all, for tortillas you need a special kind of process corn flour not available in europe". The kind of "tortilla" that we are offering you is special because the flavor of the mexican tortilla is very different, special and delicious. So, just think about this, like a kind of exotic food for you.. BR Paulo

beckskiThreads: 19 Posts: 2,105 Joined: May 15, 07 MEMBER ♀	Mar 6, 10, 03:58 #12
paulo: the idea it is import "tortilla". Wouldn't the tortillas become hard & dried out, when they reach their destination point and are finally sold to customers? Btw, why is a engineer trying to sell tortillas? Do you design the tortillas??? Honk if you love PF :)

pantslessThreads: 1 Posts: 118 Joined: Feb 1, 10 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 11:26 #13
I cant find tortillas in my tesco and real anymore, it makes me sad :(

mafketisThreads: 15 Posts: 1,830 Joined: Mar 31, 08 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 13:48 #14
Amathyst: Why do people think that we cant get different kinds of flour in Europe? We are not the back of beyond... Well Europeans just don't have a history of processing corn that way. I have bought (mexican) masa harina in Kuchnia Swiata but they don't always have it.

optsThreads: 12 Posts: 333 Joined: Jul 29, 06 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 14:03 #15
Guys, you are all wrong. It took top Mexican scientists to develop the tortilla Paulo is trying to sell in Poland. Did you know that Mexican food is the most popular food in Poland? :)

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Mar 6, 10, 15:10 #16

pantsless:

I cant find tortillas in my tesco and real anymore, it makes me sad :(

Alma, T&J, and Piotr and Pawel have them bagged up.

Corn flour is available everywhere. If you can tell the difference between masa harina and "plain old" corn flour, you're brain is good at *********** you.

Anyway, the only thing that I have problems with here are with my bean supply. I've got serrano, cayenne, and habanaro going on the windowsill next to the herb garden.

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 16:02 #17
paulo: The kind of "tortilla" that we are offering you is special because the flavor of the mexican tortilla is very different, special and delicious. Isn't that special flavor killed by spices, beans and other fart inducing ingredients?

f stopThreads: 28 Posts: 2,681 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Mar 6, 10, 20:50 #18
do Poles eat corn? We used to grow a lot of corn on grandma's farm but we never ate it.

rockbitThreads: 2 Posts: 17 Joined: Feb 8, 10 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 23:47 #19
I've never had a decent tortilla in Poland... Taste like 2 year old cardboard.

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Mar 6, 10, 23:57 #20
rockbit: I've never had a decent tortilla in Poland... Taste like 2 year old cardboard. Get some corn flour, throw in some salt, some fat, some water. Mix it up, make a little ball, throw a piece of wax paper over it, roll it flat, throw it in the pan. Or just buy flour tortillas. They taste just like prepackaged tortillas anywhere else in the world.

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Edited by: Amathyst Mar 7, 10, 00:07 #21

convex:

Or just buy flour tortillas. They taste just like prepackaged tortillas anywhere else in the world.

I have about 4 brands to chose from in my local supermarket...(personally I prefer chaptis)

beckski:

Wouldn't the tortillas become hard & dried out, when they reach their destination point and are finally sold to customers?

Probably, plus the fact we can buy them in any supermarket in the UK...Im sure they are available in Poland if you hunt them down..maybe making tacos are that popular in Poland, but, like Americans the Brits have quite diverse taste in food, therefore its available...

TorqThreads: 65 Posts: 4,023 Joined: Apr 10, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 7, 10, 00:09 #22
rockbit: Taste like 2 year old cardboard. How do you know? Have you ever eaten a 2 year old cardboard? Things are not that bad in Georgia, are they? ;)

AmathystThreads: 30 Posts: 3,898 Joined: Nov 10, 06 ♀	Mar 7, 10, 00:19 #23
Torq: How do you know? Have you ever eaten a 2 year old cardboard? As I always say...Dont knock it until you've tried it!

scottie1113Threads: 10 Posts: 813 Joined: Mar 13, 07 ♂	Mar 7, 10, 01:08 #24
Oh come on! The OP is from Mexico and wants to import tortillas? Mexico doesn't have enough already? He means export. It's a great idea, really. I'd export tortillas to a country which doesn't eat Mexican food and where I can already buy tortillas in everywhere from BOMI to my local sklep monopolowy. He'll make a fortune!

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Mar 7, 10, 01:11 #25
It was an honest question though. Free market research. As bad as the idea may be, you really can't knock him for at least trying to move forward.

AmathystThreads: 30 Posts: 3,898 Joined: Nov 10, 06 ♀	Mar 7, 10, 01:39 #26
convex: It was an honest question though. Free market research. As bad as the idea may be, you really can't knock him for at least trying to move forward. True, but there are "mass" suppliers in Europe already...a one man band isnt going to achieve anything...

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Mar 7, 10, 01:43 #27
Amathyst: True, but there are "mass" suppliers in Europe already...a one man band isnt going to achieve anything... And now he knows. On a side note, there was a guy in Prague that bought a press about 15 years ago and ended up building a nice business out of it.

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Edited by: castaneda May 11, 10, 00:06 #28

I am Mexican in Poland

Polish eats a lot of tortillas but as a "luxury" or "for exotic", so they pay even 1.5zl per tortilla, that is around 7-8 pesos per tortilla.

Is not possible to get the right raw materials to produce it in Poland so people buy them imported or they buy a "kebab" tortilla that is much more thicker and different taste (like plastic).

Mexicans restaurants in Poland are rather expensive and they made their own tortillas or buy the cheapest possible, Poles doesn't know the difference so they eat whatever they serve them.

If you want to sell tortillas no one will pay you in advance... sorry Charlie but you have to invest...

Serious business are like that and the best way will be to come personally to Poland ,register your product in the EU... and give invoices...

shewolfThreads: 5 Posts: 1,829 Joined: Dec 23, 06 ♀	May 11, 10, 05:31 #29
How about importing Mexican Tequila instead?

cymru21	May 11, 10, 14:32 #30
There are at least two manaufacturers of Tortilla's in Poland that I know of. They have invested in machinery and productions lines. This is where the fast food chains get their tortilla from.

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