Tamales are not just a holiday favorite ... it's Tradition. The Los Angeles Times caught up with Juan Manuel Santoyo, the owner of Liliana's Tamales in Boyle Heights as he shared his concern about tamale sales this year due to the surge of Covid-19.
Santoyo says on average he sells up to 40,000 tamales on Thanksgiving Day, but this year he didn't even hit the 20,000 mark. “Our tradition is to gather with family. And you may have four to five families at a home and so you might order 20 tamales,” he said. “But that’s not happening. You’re going to celebrate with your own family and, rather than ordering 20 tamales, you might order five.”
As we know, Governor Newsom has restricted gatherings and restaurant dining. So many dining establishments & small businesses will be forced to shut down this year permanently. Please support your local small business.
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