My husband is allergic to wheat and gluten (it's called Celiac, or as our good friend has dubbed it, "The Wheatness"), so I end up trying a lot of gluten-free versions of foods traditionally made with wheat -- breads, pastas, pretzels, etc. Sometimes these pre-packaged items don't really resemble their gluten-full counterparts at all. In the last few years, however, they've gotten way better and some are surprisingly tasty! This installment of Good Food in Bags is about one of those really good gluten-free foods: La Tortilla Factory Sonoma Teff Wraps.What is teff? It's a grain from North Africa that has a nutty flavor. If you've ever been to an Ethiopian restaurant, you've probably had it before in a spongy-bread form.
These delicious wraps are nothing like the bread in Ethiopian restaurants, except in color. They are a little darker but texturally they are like very pliable flour wraps. They have a slightly spongier consistency than flour wraps when you bite into them and are smoother in texture. We always heat ours up on the stove to make them even more pliable. Taste-wise, they are not really that different from flour wraps just slightly nuttier and less doughy overall. I actually like them more than flour wraps. They're really great and very versatile. In fact, I could kind of go for a wrap now...
