ORIGINALLY AN INDIGENOUS STAPLE, TAMALES IS A CORN BASED DISH COOKED WITH PORK OR CHICKEN IN A PLANTAIN LEAF.
This dish is enjoyed all over Colombia with each region claiming theirs is the best.
Tonight you will enjoy a special culinary treat. In addition to pork, peas and carrots the tamal is made with Wai Ya Spice. Women from several small Colombian tribes work together to grow, pick, grind and blend an assortment of peppers. The resulting product is treasured by the members of the tribes as having spiritual, medicinal and culinary benefits.
Wai Ya has a smokey, earthy, spicy flavor profile that can enhance and elevate the taste of a variety of foods.