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Tamale Making Class 2017

Su Espacio arranged this with a local favorite cook in the Spanish language! A great Spanish immersion activity and cultural learning! Write me for recipe or find it in this blog post: https://costaricadecisionprocess.blogspot.com/2017/11/tamale-making-class-en-espanol.html
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  • The meat and some vegetables were cooked ahead of time

    The meat and some vegetables were cooked ahead of time

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • First, some of our Su Espacio class member ground fresh corn to prepare fresh tortillas for our coffee break

    First, some of our Su Espacio class member ground fresh corn to prepare fresh tortillas for our coffee break

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Felix, one of the twin boys from Germany hand-grinding yellow corn

    Felix, one of the twin boys from Germany hand-grinding yellow corn

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Cecelia's family members made these scrumptious corn tortillas  which we ate with coffee grown on their farm. Delicioso!

    Cecelia's family members made these scrumptious corn tortillas which we ate with coffee grown on their farm. Delicioso!

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • All morning people worked on cutting  and cleaning banana leaves to later  wrap our tamales in.

    All morning people worked on cutting and cleaning banana leaves to later wrap our tamales in.

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • As with families preparing for Navidad, everyone including kids had a job to do.

    As with families preparing for Navidad, everyone including kids had a job to do.

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Washing cilantro & other spices  from the garden outside

    Washing cilantro & other spices from the garden outside

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Cutting up vegetables

    Cutting up vegetables

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Cutting up freshly cooked pork

    Cutting up freshly cooked pork

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Cutting up freshly cooked pork

    Cutting up freshly cooked pork

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Listening to instructions from Corinna

    Listening to instructions from Corinna

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Felix & Jon take turns stirring the white cornmeal batter for tamale base

    Felix & Jon take turns stirring the white cornmeal batter for tamale base

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • The family accepts us all as part of the family as we work & visit. Beautiful!

    The family accepts us all as part of the family as we work & visit. Beautiful!

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Finally we start putting them together!

    Finally we start putting them together!

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • A family member shows us how to wrap the final tamale.

    A family member shows us how to wrap the final tamale.

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • Soon the tables were filled with tamales!

    Soon the tables were filled with tamales!

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

  • And we looked like a tamale factory!  :-)

    And we looked like a tamale factory! :-)

    The kitchen of Sra. Cecelia, Atenas, Costa Rica

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    Cecelia's family members made these scrumptious corn tortillas  which we ate with coffee grown on their farm. Delicioso!
    All morning people worked on cutting  and cleaning banana leaves to later  wrap our tamales in.
    As with families preparing for Navidad, everyone including kids had a job to do.