Students, community to cook tamales to be distributed for holidays
Travis High SA国际传媒 culinary students, culinary instructor at Travis High SA国际传媒 Chef John Michael Osborne, and Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz invite media to join them at a tamalada at Travis High SA国际传媒 on Thursday.
The last school day before the holiday break, culinary students will be completing the final assembly of hundreds of pork and chicken tamales. Community members interested in sampling the tamales can give a small contribution, which will go toward the culinary program. Families are invited to this community-building event.
Tamalada, community gathering
When: 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec.18
Where: Travis High SA国际传媒, culinary dining room, 1211 East Oltorf Street
Background:Tamaladas, or tamale-making parties have been a tradition in many Latino families for generations. Multiple families and generations gather at Christmastime to cook, assemble, and eat the dish (tamales date back to pre-Columbian times). In a tamalada, everyone, from children to grandparents, have specific jobs. From cooking fillings to kneading masa and preparing wrappers, all members of the community play a part.