'Tis the season for tamales! Hundreds of people lined up at Amapola Market in Downey to get their hands on the store's famous masa.
Tamales, the traditional holiday staple, is bringing SoCal families together even while COVID-19 keeps them physically apart.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Magaly's made some changes to give the community more access to produce.
'The Wolves' in Downtown LA sets up adult lemonade stand, and offers their former dishwasher a place to sell her homemade tamales.
"It's almost like a present," said the chef and owner of Long Beach's Lola's Mexican Cuisine, Luis Navarro, who teaches the community how to make the traditional holiday tamale.
For many across Southern California, the holiday season goes hand-in-hand with tamales and many will even wait in an early-morning line for them.