Family Food & Holiday Traditions
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-12-21/family-food-holiday-traditions
From the Feast of Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve to Barbecue on Fourth of July -- we're talking holiday food traditions familiar and obscure.
Guests
Pati Jinich
Cooking Instructor, Food Writer and Chef, Mexican Cultural Institute
Todd Gray
Chef and Restaurateur, Equinox Restaurant
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Tamales in Mexico are the most typical and traditional holiday food, I don't think anyone would consider them nuts, they're really yummy. The odd tradition is that even though most households make their own you still send your relatives, friends and even neighbors a few of the ones you made. You usually end up getting tamales of all flavors, sizes and sorts, and try to judge 'who' other than yourself of course... makes the best tamales. LOL
Pati,
Would you please share the casserole dish you just described? It sounds lovely. You said it had tamale dough on the bottom, then the spiced meat. I would love to make this for my family. I grew up in Texas and lived in Morelia for a while.
Thanks to all your callers with wonderful stories.