{"id":187092,"date":"2026-03-02T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187092\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:46:09","slug":"tortillas-or-bolillo-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187092\/","title":{"rendered":"Tortillas Or Bolillo In El Paso?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Borderland, even the way you eat your menudo says something about where you come from.<\/p>\n

A recent piece by Borderzine<\/a> digs into a debate that feels small on the surface but runs deep in the culture: do you eat your menudo with tortillas, or with a bolillo? The story reminds us that along the U.S.-Mexico border, menudo isn\u2019t just a red-chile tripe stew. It\u2019s Sunday morning. It\u2019s family. It\u2019s tradition simmering in a giant pot.<\/p>\n

Across much of Mexico, menudo is served with warm corn tortillas. But here in El Paso and throughout the border region, the bolillo holds its own place at the table. That crusty roll, with roots tracing back to the French intervention in Mexico under Emperor Maximilian, found new life in the Borderland as the perfect tool for soaking up broth.<\/p>\n

According to Borderzine<\/a>, local bakeries feel the difference. At Bowie Bakery in El Paso, staff bake around 70 bolillos on a weekday, but that number more than doubles on Sundays. Jose Estrada told the publication that they often run out because so many customers come in specifically for bread to pair with their menudo.<\/p>\n

For me, that detail hit home.<\/p>\n

Growing up in the Midwest, every Mexican family I knew and every Mexican restaurant we went to served menudo with a bolillo on the side. When my grandma gathered the family the morning after a big celebration, we crowded around a fat pot of menudo with nothing more than limes and loaves of bolillo. No tortillas. No debate. Just bread torn by hand, dipped deep into the red broth.<\/p>\n

Borderzine points out that regional habits matter.<\/a> In Chihuahua, menudo is often served with bread, while Sonora leans toward tortillas. That proximity shapes El Paso\u2019s preference. Award-winning chef and author Pati Jinich described the region as a \u201cthird dimension,\u201d where traditions flow back and forth across the border, adapting but never losing their roots. She admitted she was surprised the first time she tried menudo with buttered, toasted bolillo, but she found it delicious.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the beauty of it. Whether you scoop with a tortilla or dunk with a bolillo, you\u2019re participating in something bigger than a side choice. You\u2019re carrying memory. You\u2019re honoring geography. You\u2019re tasting history.<\/p>\n

On both sides of the border, menudo connects cities, families, and generations. And if you ask me, there\u2019s nothing better than a Sunday morning, a squeeze of lime, and a bolillo soaking up every last drop.<\/p>\n

Flix Brewhouse Pints & Bites Food Menu<\/p>\n

Media outlets were invited to a special 5-Course Meal tasting of all the delicious food theyre bringing to the table. Including things no one is doing in theaters, like Beef Bulgogi or Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese!!<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Grizz<\/p>\n

Deserto Pizzeria In El Paso, TX<\/p>\n

What started as a pop-up pizza spot has now turned into not one but TWO local pizzeria\u2019s owned and operated by El Pasoans Brooke Taylor and Allen Del Hierro.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez<\/p>\n

Meet The El Paso Girls Who Took Over the 2026 \u201cI Voted” Sticker Contest<\/p>\n

Three talented El Paso students swept the 2025 Sticker Design Contest, taking first, second, and third place with designs that set a new bar for creativity.<\/p>\n

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