Life without Tamales would be sad.

[athea]

I unwrapped the dark green banana leaf to reveal a creamy, blond tamale. Steam encircled the tamale and carried the aroma to my face like a warm kiss. Inside the tamale was a chicken leg with tender meat, sliced red peppers, and a nutty sauce that reminded me of pumpkin seeds. I ate the tamale slowly. I rolled the soft corn masa with my tongue,

Comments

[icecristol]

food scented with our mother's saliva???

OH GOD THE HORROR!

Youve never met Beastrice.

Im sick now.

[athea]

Didn't you ever chew anything up for your baby?
Or lick the sand from their eye... (heh ok that's a little bit much, but both have been done enough)