What is the difference between a flour tortilla and a wrap?

Question

I know that tortilla's are used in mexican food and served warm for burritos, fajitas, etc and can also be baked or fried for other mexican type foods. Wraps on the other hand are used primarily for sandwiches.What is the actual difference between the two? Can they be used interchangeable for both mexican cooking and sandwiches?

Answer 1

The tortilla refers specifically to the "bread" of the wrap. A wrap itself is the whole meal. The difference is the same as bread to a sandwich. As to Mexican versus Wraps. It depends on where you get your Mexican food. For most generic Mexican places (Taco Bell for example) there is no differences between their tortillas and a wrap style tortilla. Most true Mexican tortillas however are usually thicker and lightly fried giving them more flavor.

Answer 2

its  the same, just used differently.

a flour tortilla

Answer 3

I've never had a wrap/sandwich unless it was in a tortilla.  Tortillas are much thicker...to hold all the juicy good stuff inside.  And I'm pretty sure that they are less healthy because they're made with shortening or lard.