One of my favorite moments in El Salvador was learning to make Tamales! We got caught in a huge rainstorm while visiting some members in the afternoon and decided to hang around a bit while the rain slowed down. They were preparing to sell tamales that night, and we got to enjoy a rare glimpse into the process! I was having a great time sitting back and observing/photographing the art of tamale making, when they asked if I wanted to try. I was so excited to give it a go! I gotta say, it was much harder than it looked, but perhaps that's because I couldn't understand what they were telling me to do;) In the end we all had a good laugh at my lopsided tamale:) Moments like this really made our adventure in El Salvador special! Take a look...
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| Weigh the corn |
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| Boiling corn for tamales and pupusas |
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| Banana leaves ready for tamales |
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| Spoon boiled corn mixture into middle of banana leaf |
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| Add sauce, chicken, and diced potato |
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| Fold it up (this part looks easier than it really is) |
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| And here's mine! A bit lopsided if you can't tell;) |
3 comments:
What a fun experience, I would love to learn how to make them. On a side note I love how there is something blue in nearly every image :)
Oh my goodness! That looks so very fun! I have always wanted to learn how to make tamales. We have friends that make them for Christmas each year to give out instead of treats. It's a really neat idea, because they deliver them frozen, and then you can have a delicious meal from them for later! Someday you will have to teach me! :)
Me gusto tamales! Love the images and your commentary, LJ. I think your lopsided tamale (wouldn't have know if you hadn't said something) is lovely. It has character! :)
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