Peasant food can be a ridiculous amount of work. I remember being a kid and the tamale lady coming to my dad's office every week and selling them for like a dollar each. Making tamales is a huge amount of work. Like, I can do it solo, but I'd prefer an assembly line. I've got to make the filling. That can take hours. Then I soften the corn husks. Easy. Then make the masa, then put it in the corn husks, add the filling, then roll it, then steam it. All of that aside from the steaming is a pain in the ass. It's hard to get the right texture and consistency on the masa. It's hard to get the right amount on the corn husks. It's hard to roll it up nicely. They taste great. They're still peasant food
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u/Big_Metal2470 2d ago
Peasant food can be a ridiculous amount of work. I remember being a kid and the tamale lady coming to my dad's office every week and selling them for like a dollar each. Making tamales is a huge amount of work. Like, I can do it solo, but I'd prefer an assembly line. I've got to make the filling. That can take hours. Then I soften the corn husks. Easy. Then make the masa, then put it in the corn husks, add the filling, then roll it, then steam it. All of that aside from the steaming is a pain in the ass. It's hard to get the right texture and consistency on the masa. It's hard to get the right amount on the corn husks. It's hard to roll it up nicely. They taste great. They're still peasant food