Totopos are triangles of corn tortillas fried or grilled until they acquire a crunchy texture. They are ideal as an aperitif or to accompany a guacamole.
Very delicate products, we do our best to protect it during shipment. But ideal for hand delivery to avoid all risks.
In Mexico, there are many varieties of maize of different colors. Yellow, white, blue, red, multicolored… To make these "totopos frito de maiz azul", tortilleria del rio buys its blue corn directly in Mexico, from the producers, in order to guarantee the quality of the raw material.
Totopo maiz azul frito
SINCE 2013,
"Tortilleria Del Río" is dedicated to the production and marketing of Creole corn products from Toluca (State of Mexico).
THE DEL RIO FAMILY
is from Toluca (State of Mexico). They ventured into a family project that seemed crazy to many, but motivated by a common dream and the passion to transmit tradition and culture.
They specialize in the nixtamal technique, which has been around for about 5,000 years. They only use Creole corn, imported directly from producers without intermediaries, this allows them to know the origin and processing of the product.
NIXTAMALIZATION
is the process by which corn is cooked with water and lime, to obtain nixtamal which, after grinding, gives rise to the nixtamalized dough used to make tortillas, tamales, etc.