food related memories

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Do you have a vivid food-related memory? I do. I remember making tamales with my grandmother when I was very young. She used her big stand mixer to whip the lard, then added the masa, and then after a while we were ready to start making the tamales. I remember her showing me how much masa to put in each husk before you put the filling in, and then teaching me how to fold it so no filling peaked out. I also remember the huge pot they got cooked in -- it was a hideous avacado green with flowers on the lid. The handles were black. She makes them every year, in red and green (green is extra spicy) and she always saves some masa and makes me sweet ones with coconut and raisins (and no filling -- it would be weird to have meat in there, too). So now, I'd like to hear your food-memories! Do you remember how the food smelled, or how you made it, or watching others make it? Do you remember tasting a certain food for the first time? I hope this thread helps us to remember our families and our past!