Merry X-mas to all enjoying a tropical holiday season!!
You can be taken by surprise sometimes when you find your self waking up in the middle of the night closing the window, looking for a pair socks or an extra blanket! La Manzanilla nights can be chilly this time of year even for the toughest of snowbirds! So how do people from town deal with the cold weather?...
They comfort themselves by drinking a nice hot cup of Atole and making some Tamales! All across the country they prepare their own style of Tamales and you can find Atole and Tamales in almost every Mexican home offered as a holiday favorite dish and drink!
Atole is a traditional masa based hot drink, chocolate Atole is called Champurrado. Tamales are also made with masa, they are steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper; they can be filled with meat, cheese, fruit, vegetables, chillies, etc... And they have been around since (1200-250 BC)!
You can find Atole and Tamales for sale at the Jardin by Juan and his wife Judith every night. Or you can take a little walk down to the end of the main street in front of the Kindergarden to a different Juan, he offers delicious sweet Tamales and other kinds of Antojitos Mexicanos that will be well worth your walk!
Tamales de Elote are my favorite kind!
Guayaba Atole is delicious!
Special thanks to Georgett Jacquet Loza*
Special thanks to Georgett Jacquet Loza*
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