Tamales in Teotitlan del Valle

We were invited to our good friends, Emilia and Zacarias Ruiz's, casa for tamales amarillo in Teotitlan del Valle.  They are such gracious and wonderful people, with an equally wonderful and gracious family surrounding them,  It is always an honor to visit them.

And.... Emilia is maybe, just possibly, one of the best cooks in the entire universe... okay, just the world, and I'm not kidding.  Each day of Muertos dictates what gets eaten.  Yesterday, it was these tamales amarillo.  Today and tomorrow (I hope) is mole negro.  We plan to stop by and say goodbye to the spirits as they depart.

As for the tamales....we were worried they might not have enough.  Here is Virginia - Look at her here!!, wife of Sergio, one of Zac and Emilia's sons.  She is watching the pot.  I was so lucky to be invited to shoot their wedding.  Check this out!!

They only had three hundred of these beauties.  I think I ate twelve... they are just a few bites, but, oh, so, good.