The first job of the “American holiday” committee formed by the trainees was actually to organize a party for a holiday that truly represents the diversity of American traditions- Cinco de Mayo. Even though the tortillas didn’t come out quite right (still a lot of experimenting with baking to be done- the corn flour was not quite what we expected), the rest of the food was great: spicy rice, chicken, vegetables, salsa and even some guacamole. We used the bar owned by one volunteer’s host family and had a great time. I think that her family must have thought we were all nuts when we found a broomstick and started to limbo! Apparently there are some very limber people in group 11! And we even had a piñata! Anyway, it was great to share our culture and have a little taste of home together. I hope that your Cinco de Mayo was happy and safe, where ever you are.
Try frying the tortillas on a heavy black pan - that works well for me. :)
ReplyDeletethe problem with the tortillas was the quality of the corn. . .
ReplyDeletethe problem with my pancakes the other day was the pan. . . they don't seem to have much in the way of "heavy pans" more experimenting to be done!
Maybe try flour tortillas next time?
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