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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWENT TO UNWRAP SOME TAMALES. EVERYONE\u2019S GETTING READY FOR THEM. IT\u2019S THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR AT YOLANDA\u2019S TAMALES AND DECEMBER\u2019S COOL, FOGGY WEATHER IS ONLY ADDING TO THE CRAVINGS. RIGHT NOW IT\u2019S LIKE SUPER FOGGY AND CLOUDY. PEOPLE WANT SOMETHING WARM. THEY CAN HOLD ON TO. SO THE TAMALES IS, LIKE, PERFECT. YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S PERFECT FOR THIS WEATHER. WITH CHRISTMAS JUST A WEEK AWAY, NOTHING SAYS THE HOLIDAYS LIKE A HOT TAMALE. GREEN SAUCE. CHICKEN TAMALE. EVEN FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST ONE THIS SEASON, WE HAVE OUR OG CUSTOMERS AND THEN WE HAVE NEW CUSTOMERS THAT THEY\u2019VE NEVER SEEN US, NEVER HEARD OF US. AND THEN WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED A TAMALE. SO EXPLAIN THEM. HOW TO EAT A TAMALE IS REALLY FUNNY BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS TRY TO BITE THE HUSK. ANDRES SAYS. BY THE END OF DECEMBER THEY\u2019LL MAKE AND SELL ABOUT 15,000 TAMALES. IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. AND YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S BEEN IT\u2019S BEEN REALLY GOOD. WE\u2019VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. WE\u2019VE BEEN BUSY WITH CATERING ORDERS AND TAMALE ORDERS, AND WE USUALLY TAKE A SMALL BREAK AND WE\u2019RE OFF ON MONDAYS. BUT THIS TIME WE\u2019VE BEEN OPENING SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS BECAUSE WE\u2019VE JUST BEEN HAVING SO MANY ORDERS COME IN. BUT BEHIND THE HOLIDAY FLAVOR, THERE\u2019S A BIT OF A FINANCIAL SQUEEZE. GIANNA SAYS TARIFFS AND FEES HAVE DRIVEN UP THE COST OF KEY INGREDIENTS FOR TAMALES. THE HUSK, THE OGI. IT\u2019S JUST REAL EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY COME FROM MEXICO. SO YOU KNOW, ALL THAT, ALL THOSE FEES, THEY ADD UP. AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE\u2019RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO PAY FOR FOR ALL THOSE INFLATION FEES. STILL, IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON, YOLANDA\u2019S IS ABSORBING MOST OF THE COST, HOPING TO KEEP TAMALES AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS. MARICELA DE LA CRUZ KCRA THREE NEWS. AND WHILE SOME BUSINESSES HAVE ALREADY STOPPED TAKING ORDERS, YOLANDA\u2019S SAYS THAT THEY\u2019LL KEEP TAKING ORDERS ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL DECEMBER 23RD. AND EVEN AFTER THAT, THEY\u2019LL STAY OPEN FOR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Tamales sales rise in Sacramento despite tariff challenges<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tYolanda’s Tamales in Sacramento is experiencing a surge in tamale sales this holiday season, driven by the cool, foggy December weather and the approach of Christmas.”Right now that it\u2019s super foggy and cloudy, people want something warm they can hold on to, so the tamales are perfect for this weather,” said Andr\u00e9s Ya\u00f1ez of Yolanda’s Tamales.With Christmas just a week away, the shop is catering to both loyal customers and newcomers. “We have our OG customers, and then we have new customers that they\u2019ve never heard of us. And then, we have people that have never even tried tamales, so explaining to them how to eat a tamal is really funny because they always try to bite the husk,” Ya\u00f1ez said.Ya\u00f1ez anticipates that by the end of December, the shop will have made and sold about 15,000 tamales. “We\u2019re in the middle of December, and it\u2019s been really good. We\u2019ve been really busy,” he said. “We\u2019ve been busy with catering orders and tamales orders, and we usually take a small break. We\u2019re off on Mondays, but this time we\u2019ve been opening Sundays and Mondays because we’ve just been having so many orders come in,” he said.However, the festive season comes with its challenges, as tariffs and fees have increased the cost of essential ingredients. “For tamales, the husk, the hoja, it\u2019s real expensive. Especially because they come from Mexico and all those fees add up and at the end of the day, we\u2019re the ones that have to pay for all those inflation fees,” Ya\u00f1ez said.Despite these financial pressures, Yolanda’s Tamales is absorbing most of the additional costs to keep tamales affordable for families celebrating the holidays. While some businesses have stopped taking orders, Yolanda’s Tamales will continue accepting orders until Dec. 23 and will remain open for walk-in orders on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Yolanda’s Tamales in Sacramento is experiencing a surge in tamale sales this holiday season, driven by the cool, foggy December weather and the approach of Christmas.<\/p>\n “Right now that it\u2019s super foggy and cloudy, people want something warm they can hold on to, so the tamales are perfect for this weather,” said Andr\u00e9s Ya\u00f1ez of Yolanda’s Tamales.<\/p>\n With Christmas just a week away, the shop is catering to both loyal customers and newcomers. <\/p>\n “We have our OG customers, and then we have new customers that they\u2019ve never heard of us. And then, we have people that have never even tried tamales, so explaining to them how to eat a tamal is really funny because they always try to bite the husk,” Ya\u00f1ez said.<\/p>\n Ya\u00f1ez anticipates that by the end of December, the shop will have made and sold about 15,000 tamales. <\/p>\n “We\u2019re in the middle of December, and it\u2019s been really good. We\u2019ve been really busy,” he said. “We\u2019ve been busy with catering orders and tamales orders, and we usually take a small break. We\u2019re off on Mondays, but this time we\u2019ve been opening Sundays and Mondays because we’ve just been having so many orders come in,” he said.<\/p>\n However, the festive season comes with its challenges, as tariffs and fees have increased the cost of essential ingredients. <\/p>\n “For tamales, the husk, the hoja, it\u2019s real expensive. Especially because they come from Mexico and all those fees add up and at the end of the day, we\u2019re the ones that have to pay for all those inflation fees,” Ya\u00f1ez said.<\/p>\n Despite these financial pressures, Yolanda’s Tamales is absorbing most of the additional costs to keep tamales affordable for families celebrating the holidays. <\/p>\n While some businesses have stopped taking orders, Yolanda’s Tamales will continue accepting orders until Dec. 23 and will remain open for walk-in orders on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WENT TO UNWRAP SOME TAMALES. EVERYONE\u2019S GETTING READY FOR THEM. 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