Food from my childhood || Comida de mi infancia [Eng/Esp]

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Authored by @Ppics

Today was one of those days when cravings took me straight back to the flavors of my childhood. I walked into that small restaurant redolent of corn and memories, and without a second thought, I ordered a tamale with sarsa criolla (criolla stew).

When the dish arrived, I couldn't help but smile. There it was, served on a spotless white plate: the tamale, golden, firm, covered by a piece of shiny banana leaf still scented with steam. It was like returning to Sunday breakfasts at my grandmother's house.

Beside it, the sarsa criolla (criolla stew) looked vibrant—red onion sliced ​​into thin strips, with small cubes of tomato and a touch of chopped cilantro, all resting on fresh green lettuce leaves. The contrast of colors was perfect: deep purple, soft red, bright green... it looked like a palette made with the flavors of the soul.

I took my fork slowly, as if stretching out the moment was a way to savor it more. First, a piece of the tamale: tender, with that deep corn flavor and the light smokiness left by the husk. Then, a bit of sarsa, crisp, citrusy, lively. Each bite took me further away from the hustle and bustle of the city and closer to those family lunches I miss so much.

Eating that dish wasn't just a meal. It was a journey. It was memory, it was home.

Hoy fue uno de esos días en los que el antojo me llevó directamente a los sabores de mi infancia. Entré a ese pequeño restaurante con aroma a maíz y recuerdos, y pedí sin pensarlo dos veces: un tamal con sarsa criolla.

Cuando llegó el plato, no pude evitar sonreír. Ahí estaba, servido en un plato blanco impecable: el tamal, dorado, firme, cubierto por un trozo de hoja de plátano brillante que aún guardaba el perfume del vapor. Era como volver a los desayunos de domingo en casa de mi abuela.

A su lado, la sarsa criolla lucía vibrante —cebolla morada cortada en finas tiras, con pequeños cubos de tomate y un toque de cilantro picado, todo reposando sobre unas hojas frescas de lechuga verde. El contraste de colores era perfecto: el morado intenso, el rojo suave, el verde brillante... parecía una paleta hecha con los sabores del alma.

Tomé el tenedor con calma, como si alargar el momento fuera una forma de saborear más. Primero un trozo del tamal: tierno, con ese sabor profundo de maíz y el ligero ahumado que deja la hoja. Luego, un poco de sarsa, crujiente, cítrica, vivaz. Cada bocado me llevaba más lejos del bullicio de la ciudad y más cerca de aquellos almuerzos familiares que tanto extraño.

Comer ese plato no fue solo una comida. Fue un viaje. Fue memoria, fue hogar.



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Please don't tempt my appetite to try it. I see from the photos that it looks like it wants to grab your food😋

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