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Tortillería Arevalo

Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:23

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On a recent visit to the St. Philips Farmer’s Market, my attention was drawn to the large crowd around a tortilla booth.  “The mesquite tortillas are usually the first to go,” said Esperanza Arevalo, owner of Tortillería Arevalo.

Corn, flour, wheat and mostly mesquite tortillas were being sold to eager customers. The offerings were displayed in neatly-wrapped packages on the table.

Arevalo has been selling tortillas at this farmer's market for six years. "We have a lot of fun doing this at the farmer's market, it's like a family, and you get to know your customers," she said.

Every weekend when they bring their food, they pretty much sell out.

"I have my regular customers each weekend but I get a lot of snowbirds also," Arevalo said. Another one of the most popular items at Tortillería Arevalo is the green corn tamale.

Besides tortillas, Arevalo also sells baked goods like mesquite cookies with prickly pear, mesquite apple pecan bread and pancake mix. Some of these products are even gluten free.

Tortillería Arevalo is a traditional family-run and owned business. Esperanza's mother, sister, sister in-law, husband and nephew all work in the shop. She and her family have been selling tortillas in Tucson for 15 years.

The tortillas and other Mexican specialties are produced in a commercial kitchen located at 11425 W. Camino Lucido, Tucson, AZ 85735.

Arevalo proudly states that she is a second generation business owner. Her family is from Douglas, Ariz.

The mesquite tortilla recipe is Esperanza's father's recipe. "It took a year of trial and error on the mesquite tortilla recipe until we made it perfect," said Arevalo. "But the flour and wheat tortilla recipes are my mom's."

A package of mesquite tortillas is $6, corn $3 and wheat and flour are $4 each. A half-dozen green corn tamales are $10. The tamales are made with fresh corn masa, green corn, chicken, beef or pork. Cookies and the mesquite bread are $3.

Tortillería Arevalo can be found every Sunday at the St. Philip's Farmer's Market from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The stand has been participating in this farmer's market for the past six years. Summer hours, which begin next week, are 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.


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