La Canasta Tortilla Products
How We Make Our Corn Tortillas
La Canasta Corn Tortillas are still made from meaty whole kernel corn, cooked from scratch and steeped for several hours to absorb the rich corn flavor. We grind the kernels using old fashioned grinding stones. Each stone is hand carved for the perfect grind and consistency, allowing us to create every type of La Canasta corn tortilla to meet our exacting standards. Our tortillas are made in a variety of thicknesses to accommodate your specific uses.
How We Make Our Hand Stretched Flour Tortillas
La Canasta Hand Stretched Flour Tortillas are made with the same original homemade recipe we developed in 1962. Our Hand Stretched Tortillas have a pliable texture, giving them ideal flexibility for easy handling and less breakage. These pastry like tortillas have bake marks throughout the surface, enhancing the homemade flavor. We guarantee a consistent quality product so that you can make delicious dishes time and time again.
How We Make Our Heat Pressed Flour Tortillas
La Canasta Press Tortillas are thicker to withstand heavy fillings. Press tortillas are seared on the exterior surface during the cooking process, which captures and seals the moisture inside the tortilla, creating a soft, thick flour tortilla. This process also makes La Canasta Press Tortillas fluffy and durable. Because of the high moisture content, these tortillas are not recommended for frying.
Tortilla Chip Cost Savings
Most uncooked raw tortilla chips come in two types of cuts, 4-cut and 6-cut.
La Canasta makes 4-cut tortilla chips, which offer four distinct benefits compared to 6-cut tortilla chips:
- Volume and presence in the chip basket and less chips per serving
- Less breakage
- Made low in moisture, creating lower oil absorption
- Authentic whole kernel corn flavor
All of these benefits lead to cost savings, satisfied customers and repeat sales.
Private Label
La Canasta is proud to offer Private Label Products. These products can be formulated to a company's specifications.
Specialty Products
La Canasta is proud to offer a line of unique Specialty Products.
La Canasta has developed several different types and flavors of corn and flour tortillas to accommodate the needs of our customers. Tortillas included in our Specialty category are made with distinctive, original blends of herbs, spices, flavorings and chiles, and come in a variety of sizes.
Create your own specialty menu items using La Canasta Specialty Products!
New Products
These two new additions to My Nana's™ product line are now available in the fresh deli section at Fry's and Safeway. For several years, our customers have asked us for My Nana's™ Hot Sauce and Salsa Fresca to compliment the Best Tasting Tortilla Chips.
*For nutritional and shelf life information please contact us.