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What is the year mama was born?
What is: 1951
This crispy, crunchy layer of toasted rice at the bottom of the pot.
What is: Concon
The total, exact number of children mama gave birth to.
What is: 8?
What is: Univision
The dramatic gesture/phase mama does when she is shocked, worried, or praying for you.
What is: Aye Jesus
This traditional Dominican breakfast dish is made of mashed plantains, salami, fried cheese, and eggs.
What is: tres glopes?
Mama's absolute signature dish that everyone begs her to make for family parties.
What is: Pastellitos
The total number of grandkids (and great-grandkids!) currently in the family tree.
What is [11]?
The store, supermarket, or pharmacy mama insists on visiting weekly.
What is: Metro
What mama yells at the grandkids when they are running around the house tracking dirt inside.
What is: Mira muchacho?
The specific city, town, or province where Grandma was born and raised.
What is: Sabana iglesia
The sweet, slow-cooked Dominican dessert traditionally made with red beans, sweet potatoes, Evaporated milk, and raisins, eaten mostly during Lent/Holy Week.
What is: Habichuelas con Dulce?
The total number of siblings mama has?
What is 13
mama's favorite color to wear when she gets dressed up for church or a party.
What is: Green
The traditional Dominican blessing Grandma gives you whenever you say hello or goodbye.
What is: ¡Dios te bendiga!
This fast-paced, accordion-heavy musical genre is the literal heartbeat of the Dominican Republic, and mama definitely knows how to dance it.
What is: Merengue?
When making her famous stewed chicken (Pollo Guisado), mama always starts by caramelizing this ingredient in hot oil to give the meat its deep, beautiful color
What is: Sugar
The exact number of decades Grandma has been a mother
The hobby Grandma loves to do when she's relaxing at home
What is: COOK
The unique nickname mama has given to most of the boys in the family?
What is: Bebe
When did mama arrive from DR?
What is: 1980
What temperature does mama like her water?
What is: Freezing Cold
The full Government name of the oldest child vs. the full Government name of the youngest grandchild.
Who are Juan Evangelista Marmol and Christian Jacob Irizarry?
The church or parish mama has attended for years
What is: St. Teresa
What mama says when she thinks a room is too cold
What is: Aye que frio