Time for tamales in Illinois
Tamales are a holiday tradition in many communities. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Warning: this segment may make you hungry! For many people of Latino communities, the holiday season means tamales. But this is more than a savory holiday dish, it’s at the heart of history and culture for millions of families. The 21st talked about it with a lecturer in the Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Christian Ramirez
Lecturer, Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Top picture: tamale dough; middle picture: meat filling; bottom picture: tamales on corn husks ready for assembly. Pictures courtesy Anne Trujillo
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