March 23: Prompt: Today, we continued our discussion about culture and food. What is one dish from your culture that is a must-have as a representation of your culture? Identify the dish and explain what it is and why it is significant.

 One must have dish from my culture is Tamales, it is the most commonly known but it is the most commonly known because it is good. Tamales come in different variations, red , green , cheese. My favorite are the cheese ones. Tamales are significant because it represents community and unity . We celebrate the 3 Kings Holiday, and whoever gets a toy baby has to make tamales for everyone else, it is a common tradition shared among generations. Additionally when making tamales you can not just make 1 or 2, they usually come in huge abundance because they are cooked in huge pots and only cooking a few would be a waste of space. 


Today in class we had a discussion about different dishes that represent certain things. For example for weddings people eat birria. 

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