Cantina La Martina

For National Tamale Day on March 23, Cantina La Martina is making a zacahuil — a giant tamale baked like a cake. This could be your only chance to try one in Philadelphia anytime soon.

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“We were finally reaching a point where one could feel the progress, see the difference,” Jiménez, 48, said in Spanish. “Then the clean-up began with what seems like no concrete action plan.”

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