Right, the typification of tortilla making is wrapped up in the image of a Spanish peasant woman crushing corn or other seeds into a mash and then rolling it by hand into the thin bread round that is then filled and consumed as a burrito, wrap, chimichanga, or pinwheel sandwich.

Wasteful application of resources; thick at one or both ends and the middle and weak everywhere else; better suited for making cones than wrapping loose ingredients. What I propose is that (take note, mass producers) tortillas be made square rather than round.

Alternately, boycott Tex-Mex and other cuisine who force us to consume their round tortillas and say nothing ... sooner or later they'll come to a realization why so many people are ragged off at them.