MASA MEMORY
TAMALES

AT
CANYON COFFEE

TAMALE BOX PICK-UP AT CANYON COFFEE

Sundays, December 3rd - 17th & Saturday, December 23rd 2023

3-5pm

1559 Echo Park Ave

“Making Tamales is one of the most special traditions to me. Tamales are so much more than food. They are a sacred cooking ritual - revealing layers of celebrations, family practices, heritage and a connection to Maíz. Making tamales is a celebration of the love, care and respect for the time that goes into making each one... no two are the same. They are an offering of gratitude to the land, soil and rain.

In our family, we all have our favorite methods and ways of making tamales. I love mine with extra poblano mole. Each family and region in Mexico has a different technique, with the thread and the heart of creation all being intertwined at the core. There is a shared understanding that certain foods are a right of passage - to prepare and cook them is an honor and a privilege.

At Masa Memory, we feel a deep gratitude and love for the Tamal process… prepping the banana leaves, bowls full of ingredients, filling the leaves with Masa, wrapping & tying each Tamal, carefully placing them together in a pot to cook and then into their boxes to go. The process is a ceremony that we are thankful to be part of.”

-April Valencia

TAMALE BOXES

Each box comes with Organic Tamales, wrapped in banana leaves. Half dozen orders can only be one type of Tamal and full dozen orders can be one or two types of Tamales.

Masa Memory Tamales are made with organic and regenerative ingredients. Our masa is made using Heirloom maíz from Oaxaca and our newest offering, organic California grown Olive Oil. Our kitchen is always gluten, preservative and refined sugar free. Our sauces are all made in-house: moles, cremas and hot sauces.

We hope you will feel nourished enjoying many Tamales this holiday season, with the people you love!

Add-ons

~Morita Hot Sauce $19

~(New offering) Organic Morita Infused California Olive Oil: 12oz $40

~(New offering) Sonoran Sunset Cacao Champurrado - with our Heirloom Masa: 11oz $50

~New Moon Mole: $25

Please email us with your name, Tamale box preference, which date you would like to pick-up your box (3rd, 10th, 17th and 23rd) and time of pick-up (3pm-5pm). As well as add-ons and quantity of each. We will send a confirmation email, along with payment and additional pick-up information.

We have limited quantities of Tamales and add-ons each week. Please reserve your Tamale box, by end of day, on Friday for a Sunday pick-up.

MASA MEMORY is dedicated to using organic and seasonal food. We are proud and honored to work alongside farmers to support the preservation of biological diversity, ancestral farming practices, soil health, the origin story of food and Family Food Traditions.