Why would someone ask in a UK forum where to get a product in the USA?

Why would someone who appears to be an expat from the USA living in the UK, ask such a question? Have you got your flags backwards?

Anyway, I asked my wife and she says you just take a can of tomatoes and run them through your blender for a few seconds. If your favourite ata adds some herbs like Basil, then throw in a pinch.

Really, ata is just pureed uncooked tomatoes. It's not hard to figure out how to make your own.

 

Why would someone ask in a UK forum where to get a product in the USA?

Why would someone who appears to be an expat from the USA living in the UK, ask such a question? Have you got your flags backwards?

Why do you spend your time asking questions about sourcing food in Britain - when you appear to be in Canada?

 

You should probably read a little more carefully. The OP asked for a viable substitute for atta which is perfectly reasonable question to ask in a UK forum with many U.S. who are now expats in the UK. Additionally, if you had been around the forum for a while you would know that while Pallykin currently lives in the U.S. she and her UK partner are planning their move to the UK. So, again a perfectly reasonable question. As for the question itself, had you read through the thread you would know that the the atta issue had already been resolved.

 

Perhaps you need to read a littel more carefully nyclon, not me. atta is easily found in the UK as in all of Europe. It is not easily found in the USA and as I read what the OP has written, the OP is trying to find it in the USA, not in the UK.

There is no point to asking where can you find atta in the UK, you can find it almost anywhere.

 

Do not assume what my reasons were for posting. ie "just to point out" You have no way of knowing what my reasons for posting were.

But I do agree with the "move on". I'm done here.

 

I'm both a past and future (I hope) expat, hoping to be moving to London in January. In the meantime, I'm a virtual expat, meaning I listen to the BBC, read British newspapers, and have my iPhone set to the UK as a region. That latter one means that when I look for recipe ideas whist standing in the supermarket, I get UK results, which sometimes leads to more questions than answers. It's been fun trying out new recipes, but I like to follow them closely the first go round, hence the atta question.

 

I am pretty sure I have seen corn Tortilla in Tesco before! May be in the gluten free section?

 

They are labeled as corn tortillas, in reality they are a mix of cornmeal and wheat flour. Quite nasty as compared to fresh corn tortillas. The only corn tortillas I can find to buy are the precooked hard ones, like you get with the cheap tacos at Taco Bell.

 

I'm a bit too lazy to look in my freezer right now, but was saddened to see more and more "Mexican" meal kits in the supermarkets using wheat flour tortillas when I had a nose around. Maybe the best solution would be to team up with some other people in your local area who are looking for corn tortillas, and share a batch between you. I'm afraid I was greedy years ago and just bought a few hundred wholesale, they kept alright.

 

Yeah, the Mexican grocer in Luton will ship to you and has fresh corn tortillas and masa harina. If your order is at least £50, the shipping is free. Since our move I have a larger freezer and could now store corn tortillas. I just need to convince my husband that he likes Mexican food. Being from California, I miss it

 

I just need to convince my husband that he likes Mexican food. Being from California, I miss it

Yes, the persuasion can be the difficult part. Maybe some beer or tequila for him?