Transcript The Tamalada by Carmen Lomas Garza +

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Tamalada
“The significant legacy of the tamalada
(tamale-making) is the legacy of family and
sharing.”
The Tamalada by
Carmen Lomas Garza
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In some communities, the tradition of making tamales is
called a Tamalada is a time for sharing chismes, family
stories, recipes and preparations for the Holidays. A
tamalada definitely revolves around food and its
preparation. It also revolves around family, and
strengthening the bonds that already connect us to each
other.
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In some communities, the holiday Tamalada is a time for
sharing chismes, family stories, recipes and preparations
for the Holidays. A tamalada definitely revolves around
food and its preparation. It also revolves around family, and
strengthening the bonds that already connect us to each
other.
Hoja de maiz
 Corn
husk
 How
does it feel?
 What
do you think
you have to do to the
husks before making
tamales?
 Soak
them
La masa
 The
 The
dough
dough takes a lot
of preparation. It is
mostly made out of
lard and various
spices.
El relleno
 The
filling
 Beans
 Pork
 Chile
 Sweet
raisins
filling with
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Social gathering
“la charla” “chatting”
Can you guess what this is used for ?
A
A
mo li ni llo
wooden Mexican
wisk
Chocolate caliente
 Mexican
hot chocolate
 Typically
it comes in a
disk form.
 Drinking
chocolate is
very common that they
even have a song for it.
 Play
song
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Molinillo Chocolate Song
 From
the Texas State Libary and archives
commission. "Children in Mexico often drink
chocolate with breakfast. They stir it with a
special utensil called a molinillo which is held
between the palms and rotated back and
forth. During the chorus of this rhyme,
children rub their palms together and pretend
to "stir" the chocolate with a molinillo." Click
to hear a real player audio of this song
Do you remember where the cocoa bean
was first discovered?
 Mexico
 The
Aztec Indians
served it to emperors
as a royal treat.
Cocoa plant and seeds
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