Caramelo Tortillas x Milk Street Box

Caramelo tortillas are the only ones Chris Kimball eats at home—and once you try them, you’ll see why. Paper-thin yet resilient, chewy yet tender and almost impossibly flavorful, these are Sonora-style flour tortillas at their best. Famous in Northern Mexico, Sonoran tortillas use just four ingredients—flour, water, fat and salt—and are leavened only by steam from the dough’s water content, rather than the baking soda that’s often used by run-of-the-mill brands. Skipping chemical leavening agents makes the tortillas chewy and stretchy rather than puffy and airy, which allows them to accommodate lots of filling without ripping or leaking. Caramelo designed their entire manufacturing process around that texture; their custom equipment and tight temperature control are calibrated to produce gauzy, almost translucently thin tortillas, every time. Plus, the minimal ingredients list lets the flavor of the fat shine through—these tortillas aren’t a mere vehicle for toppings, they’re the star of the show. Their Pork Fat tortillas use fat from humanely-raised pigs, which lends a deep savoriness and slight sweetness; the Avocado Oil tortillas are rich, buttery and fully vegan.

We’re offering both flavors in 6- and 10-inch sizes that are ideal for tacos or burritos and quesadillas, respectively. They are sold in single- or mixed-flavor bundles; each package comes with 64 tortillas total. Caramelo tortillas are hard to find as they sell out at specialty stores across the States quite fast, and lead times on orders placed directly through Caramelo’s website start at four weeks. Milk Street has secured an exclusive partnership with Caramelo that allows us to offer curated bundles of their bestselling Sonora-style tortillas with shorter ship times and in bulk.


Net Weight/Volume:
Pork Fat Bundle: Four packs of twelve 6-inch tortillas and two packs of eight 10-inch tortillas; 64 tortillas total
Avocado Oil Bundle: Four packs of twelve 6-inch tortillas and two packs of eight 10-inch tortillas); 64 tortillas total
Mixed Pork Fat and Avocado Oil Bundle: Two packs of twelve 6-inch pork fat tortillas, two packs of twelve 6-inch avocado oil tortillas, one pack of eight 10-inch pork fat tortillas and one pack of 8 10-inch avocado oil tortillas; 64 tortillas total
Ingredients:
Pork Fat Tortillas: Wheat Flour, Water, Pork Fat, Sea Salt
Avocado Oil Tortillas: Wheat Flour, Water, Avocado Oil, Sea Salt
Allergens: Gluten
Place of Origin: Lawrence, Kansas

Care: Refrigerate or freeze upon receipt. These tortillas will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to three weeks or in the freezer for up to three months.

How to Use: To reheat your tortillas, preheat a cast-iron skillet or comal over high heat until lightly smoking. Place a tortilla on the pan for a few seconds, just until it starts to sizzle and blister. Flip it over to heat the other side and you’re ready to eat. We love these tortillas for all kinds of burritos and tacos, from a humble bean and cheese burrito to our Tacos Gobernador, Beef Chili Colorado Tacos and Skirt Steak and Green Chili Tacos. You can also try them in simple dishes like our Cheese-Crisped Pinto Bean Quesadillas or heat them up and serve them with a batch of our Pork Chops in Chipotle Sauce.