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WHY I CHOOSE MY TOPIC
The reson i choose my topic was because i really wanted to know how to make tamales, becouse in my house everyone knows how to make them. Well me i want to countinue the tradition we got i mean even the guys in the house know to make them.well what i learnd from this research was how to actully make them the diffrent ways there is to do them and to know that not only mexican people make them or eat them.

**JUNE 1 ,2011**

INTRODUCTION
The recipe in making tamales has been around for plenty of years and they our made in different styles. they also make them out of candy, pork , beef , chicken ,and much more ..The production of the tamales is a mexican dish that is mostly eaten like for holidays such as Christmas, thanksgiving ,new years,or just regular party's .Most likely making tamales for christmas and thanks giving is like a tradition since the longest.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.Is there different ways in making the tamales? 2.Why are they named"tamales"? What is the origin? 3. What are the ingredients of making tamales? 4.Why do we make tamales for holidays ? 5. Is there different kind of colored tamales? 6.What kind of equipment is there to make the tamales ? = BABY OIL :D =

May 27 ,2011
=CITATIONS=

May 27 ,2011
"Masa and Masa Harina."@MyMexicanReapes.com,n.d.web.2May2011. The purpose of this website is to tell me what kind of masa do they use and what can you make with the masa is it only for tamales no that masa MA.SE.CA you can make home made tortillas,sopes,popusas,and etc. A lot of people use this masa all over.When i am at home i see my mom cooking with it.so i believe it would help me.!

May 6th, 2011
today i answered the question below! 6. Today i am going to answer the question : What kind of equipment is there to make the tamales ?

I got this link that said we need tamales pot tamales steamer and many more!
@http://www.progressotamale.com/tamale/tamale_supplies.html **May 2nd, 2011**

5. Is there different kind of colored tamales?
i didn't really read threw it but looking at the web sit and the home page i seen that it is going to tell me what color is there. @http://www.tamarastamales.com/his.tamale.html

4.The question i am going to answer is, Why do we make tamales for holidays ?
This link i skim threw the writing and it kinda said why do we make tamales and it said that it was a tradition and they r mostly done on christmas!

@http://www.thetranquilparent.com/detail/a-new-holiday-tradition-tamales/

April 29th, 2011
@http://whatscookingamerica.net/CynthiaPineda/Tamales.htm When i was reading n seeing the pictures it seems like if they do know what to do.
 * Today i am going to research on my topic: Being an expert at making tamales.
 * ===3.The i am going to answer the question:What are the ingredients of making tamales?===
 * One of the things that would help me is this link.

=April 27th, 2011=


 * Today I am going to do my first research on my topic: Being an expert at making tamales.

2.I am going to try to answer the question: Why are they named"tamales"? What is the origin?

One source I found is:

@http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Ethnic-Unique-Foods-Ingredients-645/tamales.aspx

When I skimmed this, it seems good--like it has a lot of information about the different types of tamales and where they come from.

today i answered some of my questions about what i asked from the questions i had about tamales.
 * 1. I am going to try to answer the question :Is there different ways in making the tamales?

@http://www.mymexicanrecipes.com/ingredients/masa-harina.html

When i read some of it it was telling me that there is different ways in making the tamales.