Rick Martínez grew up thinking he didn’t like corn tortillas. While his mother and grandmother would make delicious flour ones from scratch, the corn tortillas they’d buy from the store tasted off, ...

Corn as a grain has a myriad of uses. From Southern cornbread and grits to Mexican tortillas, the New World grain is the base for a variety of dishes. Corn itself has a bit of a split personality. Let ...

Jorge Gaviria spends a lot of time meditating on corn flour. In his new cookbook, Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple, he talks to food scientists, academics, corn breeders ...

It adds a hint of flavor, too.

For some, a tortilla is a easy convenience. You grab a bag from the store, pop it open, use a tortilla or two as your taco vessel — and that’s it. The focus may be on the taco filling, the garnish, ...