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Tamalada
“ The significant legacy of the tamalada
(tamale-making) is the legacy of family and sharing.
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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.

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Corn husk
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How does it feel?
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What do you think you have to do to the husks before making tamales?
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Soak them

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The dough
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The dough takes a lot of preparation. It is mostly made out of lard and various spices.

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The filling
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Beans
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Pork
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Chile
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Sweet filling with raisins

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Social gathering
“ la charla ” “ chatting ”

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A mo li ni llo
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A wooden Mexican wisk

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Mexican hot chocolate
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Typically it comes in a disk form.
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Drinking chocolate is very common that they even have a song for it.
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Play song

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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?
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Mexico
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The Aztec Indians served it to emperors as a royal treat.

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