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In December, like thousands of other Latinx families across L.A., the Curiel family gathers around a plastic-covered kitchen table at Kamren Curiel's childhood home in South San Gabriel for their annual tamalada.Spanish may have been lost in their fourth-generation Mexican American family, but food has always kept them connected to their roots.The Curiel family tradition started in the late 1940s on Rowan Avenue in East L.A.
I knew her spin on these staples was sacred. Memories of her cooking steak picado as a pot of beans simmered nearby while my brother and I waited for my mom to pick us up after work, come flooding back whenever I make these comfort foods. Coordinating is hard, and at times, I wonder why we do these burdensome traditions during the busiest time of the year. But the reward of eating freshly steamed homemade tamales on Christmas Eve is worth all the bickering and scheduling conflicts.Our family tradition started in the late 1940s on Rowan Avenue in East L.A.
As my mom and aunt started having their own families in the 1970s, the tamalada moved to my grandparent’s house in Montebello. My aunt married a native Hawaiian, so macaroni salad became our signature tamale side.
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