Families gathering together to make tamales is a Christmas tradition. But with prices rising across the board, it's becoming even more expensive to keep that tradition going.
On the day before Christmas Eve, many people waited in line up to three hours to buy a holiday favorite, masa (tamale dough) in Southern California.
Sal's Mexican Restaurants in the Valley has created handmade tamales from scratch for years.
The Golden Tamale on P Street is serving up tamales and Mexican favorites based on grandma's recipes.
HEARTWARMING: Donations have been pouring in for 80-year-old Evelia Rodriguez after someone stole from her tamale cart at Ashlan and Blackstone. A GoFundMe has been set up for her as well.
Authorities realized the tamales were not real because they were a little too flat and a little too big.