So we take the opportunity to let people know the background that we've had for hundreds of years, since the 1600s and first records of the African culture," Irra said.

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The tamales, made with an array of fillings, were evaluated by community members and a panel of judges. Attendees sampled bites from each entry and cast their votes for their favorites.

But making 500 to 1,000 tamales can be a lot of work, so Hernandez recruits family and friends to help in the kitchen for an annual Christmas tamale-making session-turned-feast.