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 ...

From ancient Mesoamerican kitchens to your stovetop, masa is more than just dough—it’s a cultural treasure. Nixtamalization ...

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 ...

In a former 16th-century stable in northern Germany, in a village of a few hundred people, freshly harvested, organic, local corn is prepared for nixtamalization, the traditional Mexican method of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

With a concentration seemingly akin to devotion, María Guadalupe Andrade's hands plunge into the boiled black corn, pushing it into the jaws of two volcanic stones in the mill. The mill will turn the ...

An ancient process has been making a comeback in the kitchens of some of Houston's most innovative restaurants. Bayou City chefs are reintroducing nixtamalization, a centuries-old method once used by ...