Aserri - Feria de Tamal

Today I went with some friends to the yearly fair of Tamal. Tamal is the typical Christmas food in Costa Rica and I've heard that in December it will be sold everywhere. Originally it's a food of the indígenas that they prepared for longer journeys. They made a dough out of corn flour and potatoes, added a bit of meat and cooked it in banana leafs. Today they they add also things that the immigrants brought with them like rice, peas, paprika and many other things.

Also they had a masquerade for the fair with many known personalities =)