Are you Team Corn or Team Wheat?

Flour or corn? Crispy or soft? Chips or wrap? When it comes to tortillas, there are some strong opinions out there. And it’s no wonder, given the significance of this flatbread in Mexican culture—along with its evolution into other cuisines and broad acceptance with American consumers. The tortilla industry has enjoyed a steady period of growth over the past decade, according to the Tortilla Industry Association, demand that’s driven not only by the country’s increasing Hispanic population in the U.S. (now around 19%, according to brand-new 2020 Census data) but also tortillas’ popularity among non-Hispanic consumers for a variety of traditional and nontraditional uses...