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Meet Severina
It starts with Mom
Every tamale we make is Severina's recipe. To tell you about them, we have to start with her.
Her story begins in a small town in Puebla, Mexico, and with her own mother, Elena.
Our StoryMom's Recipe,
Mom's Recipe,
by the DozenA Dozen Tamales, Estilo Puebla
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Coatzingo, Puebla
Severina comes from Coatzingo, Zaragoza, in Puebla, Mexico. In her small town there weren't many opportunities. People worked in the fields, and most of all, they worked the corn.
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One of nine
Severina was one of nine kids. While she was still in elementary school, she left to go to work and help feed her family.
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Taught by Elena
It was her mother, Elena, who taught her to make tamales. Today her family makes Puebla-style tamales from that same recipe.
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A Dozen Tamales
A Dozen Tamales carries Severina's recipe forward, made the way Elena taught her. The name came easily: a dozen is how everyone orders tamales.
From Puebla to San Bernardino
A family recipe
ElenaTaught her daughter to make tamales
SeverinaFrom Coatzingo, Puebla. The recipe is hers.
The familyStill making them by the dozen in San Bernardino, CA