The Cultural Significance Of HEB Tortillas In Texas

When you are thinking of packing travel necessities you think of stuff like your toothbrush, toothpaste, and maybe even deodorant, but tortillas? You betcha, I mean, we live in Texas. How can we make this even more Texas? Make sure those tortillas are from H--E-B.

Thanks to a TikTok video posted by @annathecolossalititan, we see a passenger leaving Austin, Texas, with 200 tortillas in their backpack. And no Texan would blame them since they were specifically H-E-B tortillas.

@annathecolossaltitan goodmorning austin #happyinternationalbaggettersday ♬ Easy - Commodores

H-E-B chimed in on the passenger's 200 tortillas.

And in the comments of the TikTok video, H-E-B themselves chimed in. They commended the passenger for making the wise choice to fly with the tortillas in their carry on.

"Gotta keep those in the carry on," the official H-E-B TikTok account commented. "Don't want to chance them getting 'misplaced.'"

We can't be certain, but in their comment, H-E-B may be implying that if the bag full of tortillas was checked, it's very possible that someone else would enjoy 200 H-E-B tortillas.

@heb Stitch this with the H-E-B product you can’t live without! It’s the tortillas for me… #tortilla #hebtortillas #heb #hebgrocerystore ♬ How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes

A lot of Texans or visitors leave Texas with H-E-B tortillas in their bags.

And if you search "H-E-B tortillas" on TikTok you'll find most people traveling with H-E-B tortillas stuff them in their backpacks.

@thewolf_rebecca #HEB #Kauai #havetortillaswilltravel #hawaiianair #April2024 ♬ original sound - TheWolfRebecca

One passenger even dared to take H-E-B tortillas in a cooler through TSA. They also had other goodies from the iconic Texas grocery store.

@demmarsi8 What do you fly back home with? Us…tortillas & pan de polvo #buttertortillas #hebtortillas #pandepolvo #southtexas #militaryfamily #missourhometown #mexicanfood ♬ LOOK AT THIS - Astro Boyke

You can legally fly with H-E-B tortillas.

Luckily, it isn't illegal to travel with H-E-B tortillas. You don't have to pack them in your carry on as you can travel with certain goods in checked bags. So next time you're traveling and stop at an H-E-B, know you won't have any issues getting your H-E-B tortillas through TSA.

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