Sohla Cooks 3000-Year-Old Tamales for the Holidays | Ancient Recipes With Sohla


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It’s holiday season in the Ancient Recipes kitchen, so Sohla creates a holiday staple with truly ancient origins – tamales!

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  1. Sydney Dewees
    Sydney Dewees says:

    Love the video!
    Being a vegetarian who is sensitive to the proteins in dairy.. I have to make my own tamales for my family gatherings. Crisco in the meal and for the filling what ever was in my garden bed! Plus I grew purple sweet potatoes and the younger kids loved to eat my tamales.. my grandma also snuck a few small ones when she though no one was looking 😅

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  2. Felipe Ruiz
    Felipe Ruiz says:

    The part of Mexico my family is from tamales are all about the masa. It’s made fresh and tastes so good. Corundas are my favorites and usually don’t have any filling but some people do use filling 😋

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  3. Sergio Juárez
    Sergio Juárez says:

    “Tomatillos were first domesticated by Aztecs around 800BCE" wtf. There where no Aztecs at that time? Aztecs only existed starting 1325!!

    This is like saying that George Washington cut down a tree on Ancient Rome… 🤔

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  4. Nakita Campbell
    Nakita Campbell says:

    My family is from Guatemala and we make square/rounded tamales out of steamed banana leaves. Might explain the round shape that you referenced. Banana leaves provide a bigger tamale, moister dough and distinct aroma. Thanks for diving into our culture 🫔 can’t wait for the pho episode!

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  5. pavelavietor1
    pavelavietor1 says:

    Hello tomatillos are native to THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. Thanks to the original tribes of THE AMERICAN CONTINENT, for feeding the world , today and for eternity. Saludos Ibera tremendo vídeo

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  6. pavelavietor1
    pavelavietor1 says:

    Hello CORRECTION. Latinos FROM Latina , Peninsula Italica. LATINAMERICA . The correct terminology is IBEROAMERICA, you explain the tamales are different after the arrival of the IBERIANS. You can prove me erroneous if you can. Feliz Navidad , thanks for creating the modern world and the United States of America.. saludos Ibera

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  7. Michael Morales
    Michael Morales says:

    I’m a Californian Chicano. One of my favorite tamales is “tamales de dulce” or “sweet (dessert) tamales”. Not very traditional, but still a family classic. We mix strawberry nesquick powder into the masa to make it pink, and we’ll add crushed pineapple, raisins, and coconut. My mom’s favorite tamales are “tamales de rajas” which is a pepper and cheese stuffed tamal. Thanks for making a holiday staple, loved the video!

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