2. Tamales originated from the Aztec culture. The Spanish brought this food to the new world and spread all around the world. The inside of a tamale can be filled with just about anything. Cheese, beef, chicken, etc… They can be frozen to be eaten at later day. Up to three to four moths later. They can be found in just about any restaurant. In the Hispanic culture, Mexican families sell tamales from their home and sometimes outside Mexican markets like Superior for about a dollar.
3. The lower class consumes tortillas on a daily basis while the upper middle class prefers to consume tortillas as part of their diet not on a daily basis. Tortillas are inexpensive and easy to make. Tortillas can be made by hand or are produced by a machine that mixes the components and flattens the product into a round shaped tortilla. Tortillas like bread can be stored in the freezer for several days to be eaten at a much later time.
4. Tortillas can be used to make taquitos, tacos, chips and enchiladas. During the 1700s Spaniards, Indians ad Mestizos consumed food that derived out of necessity, some foods include tripas, menudo, and cesos. In English translation, intestines, pig fat in pre-Columbian soup and brains. Pozole is normally eaten by Hispanics during Christmas and now most commonly on new years eve. One pozole myth is that pozole can cure a hang over. This is not true.
