Today, we are going to have a fun time learning how to make something super yummy called tamales! Are you ready? Let’s go!
Abita is making two kinds of tamales: beef tamales and chili green tamales. Yum! Do you know what tamales are? They are tasty treats wrapped in a special dough called masa. Masa is like a soft blanket that wraps around the yummy fillings inside.
Masa is a dough that cooks up to make the outer layer of the tamale. It’s soft and delicious! Imagine it like a cozy blanket for the yummy stuff inside the tamale.
Primo Zach is helping too! He is stirring the meat for the tamales. Stirring is important to make sure the meat is cooked just right. It smells so good!
Nikki is also helping. She is cutting the cheese. Cheese is another yummy ingredient that can go inside the tamales. Cutting the cheese into little pieces makes it easy to put inside the masa blanket.
Making tamales is like a fun cooking adventure. You get to mix, stir, and wrap everything up in a tasty masa blanket. Maybe you can try making tamales with your family someday!
Thanks for joining us on this tamale-making adventure. Adiós, amigos!
Explore Masa: Let’s learn more about masa! Ask a grown-up to help you make a small batch of masa dough at home. Feel the texture with your hands. Is it soft? How does it smell? Try wrapping a small toy or object in the masa like a tamale. What happens when you unwrap it? Discuss with your friends or family how masa is like a blanket for the tamale fillings.
Ingredient Hunt: Go on a fun ingredient hunt in your kitchen! Look for ingredients that could be used in tamales, like cheese, meat, or vegetables. Can you find other foods that are wrapped, like burritos or sandwiches? Talk about how these foods are similar to tamales and how they are different.
Cooking Helpers: Pretend you are helping Abita, Primo Zach, and Nikki. Practice stirring with a spoon in a bowl, just like Primo Zach. Then, try cutting soft items like playdough or clay into small pieces, like Nikki cuts the cheese. How does it feel to be a cooking helper? Share your experience with your classmates or family.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hola, amigos! I am here with Abita. What are you making, Abita?
We’re going to make beef tamales and chili green tamales. Oh my goodness, that sounds so yummy! What is that you have?
That is masa, which cooks up and makes the outer layer of the tamale.
Oh, it sounds good! Let’s learn how to make tamales together.
This is Primo Zach. Hello, El Kapito! Hello, Primo Zach! What are you doing?
I am stirring the meat for the tamales.
Oh, it looks delicious! This is my amiga Nikki. What are you doing, Nikki?
I’m cutting the cheese.
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