Tortilla de rescoldo
Type | Bread |
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Place of origin | Chile,[1] Argentina[citation needed] |
Main ingredients | Wheat flour |
Tortilla de rescoldo or ember tortilla is a traditional
History
The bread dates Spanish colonizers, who used it as a travel ration similar to pan subcinerario.[4]
Vendors known as palomitas, typically women dressed all in white, sell the tortillas in train stations and other public areas, especially in Antihue and Laraquete.[4]
Ingredients
Typical ingredients are flour; lard, butter, vegetable shortening, or a combination; and salt; some recipes include
Preparation and serving
Ingredients are mixed to create a soft dough which is formed into disks varying from 20 centimetres (7.9 in) to 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter.[4] Embers are raked from the fire and the tortillas placed directly onto them.[6]
Tortillas de rescoldo are served with butter or regional condiments.[4]
Flavors
The finished tortillas are characterized by strong flavors of smoke, ash, and char.[4]
Variations
Regional variations include those of Antihue, which include pork, and of Laraquete which is made chuchitas, a local shellfish.[2][4]
Regulations
Government safety regulations prevent the sale of traditional tortillas de rescoldo, requiring them to be cooked in ovens rather than on open fires and requiring the chuchitas to be preserved in vinegar. Both regulations profoundly change the taste and sensory experience of the traditional product.[4]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1-55832-248-5.
- ^ a b c "Tortilla de rescoldo". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- OCLC 35249500.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tortilla de rescoldo - Arca del Gusto". Slow Food Foundation. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "¿Cómo hacer Tortilla de Rescoldo a las Brasas?". Gourmet. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- OCLC 55940411.
Further reading
- Ferrán F., Antonio (2016). El pan en Chile : su historia, sus personajes, sus panaderías, su nobleza. Alberto Ferrán L., Pin Campaña. [Santiago de Chile]. )