Taco Party with Lillies this Saturday 6th December! World class birria, Lele and Vita wines, fresh beers, ice cold Inukā - we’re on! 12-5PM at the Hangar on Tennyson St. Get in 🔥
Summer of Brisket is here…
First Light Wagyu Brisket, Hands Down Tortillas, Aldersons’s Chipotle Sauce and Pickles, plus two recipe cards to pull it all together. Box available now on our website. Limited stock, overnight delivery. Get in quick. 🌞🤤
This is our maize. It’s premium, non-GMO maize that’s packed with flavour, drawn from Hawke’s Bay’s warm and long summer days. It’s one of the reasons our tortillas taste great.
Another reason is that it’s grown so close to our factory in the Napier CBD. It doesn’t have to travel far - 20 minutes on the back of a ute, to be exact. Harvested from crops in Raukawa and Hastings South.
We know these crops - some of us even grew up running through them. It doesn’t get more local than that - and that’s what local means to us. It’s known, it’s close to us, it’s our place.
Hands Down. Hawke’s Bay made with Hawke’s Bay maize.
There is local.
There is Fresh.
Then there is downright Neighbourly.
Then there is Hands Down!
This is our Nacho chip - We are delighted to use neighbourly and exceptional tortillas!
100% natural corn tortillas made fresh in Napier 186 metres away, New Zealand.
Ingredients: Hawke's Bay grown corn (non-GMO), water, salt, naturally-occuring limestone.
Naturally gluten free and vegan.
A conversation about nixtamalization.
(Nixtamalization is a traditional process in Mexico and Central America whereby corn is treated with lime, cooked, and dried and ground to produce the flour used to make tortilla.)
About
"A conversation about nixtamalization”
It wasn’t until we had a real tortilla that we came to the frightful realisation of the sad state of tortilla affairs in New Zealand. We embarked on a mission to make it better.
We discovered it’s all about a process called nixtamalization. It’s the traditional technique the Mesoamericans developed that involves soaking the corn kernels in limewater to make the corn more delicious, digestible and nutritional. Not as scientific as it sounds.
Using the best Hawke's Bay grown maize, we’ve made some summer stone ground masa the Mesoamerican way, near Meeanee. If you think that’s a mouthful, wait until you try the tortillas.
Our masa forms the base of all our products. Inspired by traditional techniques, we’re paying homage to the process while sharing new ways of thinking about classic Mexican staples.
#HandsDown
What a night at Peak House! 🌮🍹🕺🏻Big thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend for our Taco Party. Shout out to @handsdown.co with the tastiest tortillas out there. Let’s do it again soon! 📸 @mifarr
We’re back from our break and are making fresh corn tortillas again! You can find your local retail stockists via our website (link in bio), and you can also purchase tortillas and fresh masa from us online too. Happy 2025 from the Hands Down team 🌽🌮
Fresh corn tortillas are the perfect gift! They are versatile, an ideal accompaniment for your summer tacos, barbeques, breakfasts, and the perfect golden blanket to cradle your Christmas ham. Buy online via our website (link in bio). We offer tailored subscriptions, and ship nationwide!
