Tamal Process
What do you do to the palm leaves before using them?
Clean them (Clean the palm leaves).
What is the name of the traditional tamal seller?
Leidy.
Complete: "Who ____ the tamal you ate last time?"
Cooked.
You mix this with salt and seasonings to start.
Corn dough.
What is the final step: cooking the tamal in hot or cold water?
Hot water.
According to Leidy, what are the leaves like for the tamal?
She says they give the tamal an earthy smell/aroma.
Answer: "Where did you eat your last tamal?"
(Student's own answer, e.g., "I ate it at a restaurant").
These small, round legumes must be cooked separately.
Chickpeas.
What do you "put" inside the palm leaves?
The corn dough and ingredients.
Does Leidy say you should wrap the tamal loosely or tightly?
Tightly (so nothing escapes).
Change to past: "I (eat) a tamal at my grandma's house."
I ate a tamal at my grandma's house.
This meat needs to be cooked until it is tender.
Pork meat.
Complete the step: "____ the corn dough with salt."
Mix.
What does Leidy call the "skin" of the tamal?
The palm leaves.
Answer: "Did you like the tamal? Why or why not?"
(Student's own answer, e.g., "Yes, because it was delicious").
These are used to wrap the ingredients.
Palm leaves.