. >>> there's a mexican tradition called the tamelada. it's when the family comes together to make tamales. >> we get an insight on the tamelada. and the tradition. >> the tradition comes from my grandparents getting together at their home. we would hear we were going to make tamales i would get really excited because i knew i was going to help my grandmother. i've been making tamales for about 50 years now. this is our masa for tamales. around 12 or 10, they start telling us like okay you're going to come help. you're going to learn how to make the masa. it looks easy. but there's a lot of things that go. times you start from the night before. you have to prepare it because you don't just get it out of the bag. you have to mix the ingredients. >> it's crunch time. >> it's our busiest time of the year. >> you can try to make it at home. it's a process, a lot of fun but it's definitely a process to make. tamales are a significant part of the holiday. being that tamales are the one food that every latino family looking forward to. >> i star