What the ‘tamale poll’ says about coronavirus, Christmas and large gatherings
By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Published: December 20, 2020, 11:57am
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LOS ANGELES-CA-DECEMBER 4, 2020: Workers including Maria Franco, center, and Lucy Torres, foreground, make tamales at Tamales Liliana's in Los Angeles on Friday, December 4, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times/TNS)
LOS ANGELES – It looked like business as usual on the assembly line.
Four men behind the counter of Tamales Liliana’s in Boyle Heights were scooping up masa with their hands and smearing it on opened corn husks. Six women then filled them with slits of green chile and cheese before folding and wrapping them in baking paper. Nearby, Juan Manuel Santoyo took stock of the ritual.