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Hot Cheetos Tamales on Christmas Eve
This video shows Washington resident Art Hernandez making the traditional corn-based dish on December 24, but with an added ingredient: Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos.
WASHINGTON – Have you heard of the Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos tamale? Well now you have it.
A Washington man decided to create a Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos tamale to spice up his family’s Christmas Eve tradition, but his family weren’t as thrilled with his performance.
Art Hernandez, a Washington resident, shared images of his process of making a traditional Mexican tamale, but with a twist.
In the video, a fairly large bag of hot crushed Cheetos is poured into what appears to be masa, the corn filling for tamales, which is then turned into the bright red mixture that is placed in your traditional corn husk, filled with meat.
According to Hernández, making tamales on Christmas Eve has been a sacred tradition in her family for as long as she can remember, but her mother wasn’t that thrilled with her new interpretation.
Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos is poured in batter.
Hernandez said he first introduced the controversial tamale to his family eight years ago when he added regular Cheetos to the batter for his son.
Despite the division Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos tamales have created in their home, Hernández’s wife and mother will not go hungry – they make their own classic tamales to renounce family tradition.
Adding hot Cheetos to food is not a new phenomenon, and in fact, it has become a popular addition to many meals, such as fried chicken or even as a topping for Mexican corn.
In 2017, Reynold’s Kitchen decided to jump on the Cheeto bandwagon and introduced its own recipe for Cheetos Flamin ‘hot turkey.
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Last November, popular sushi chain Hissho Sushi partnered with Frito-Lay to create a Flamin ‘Cheetos Hot Roll.
The unusual sushi roll is made with spicy imitation crab, crushed Flamin ‘Hot Cheetos, avocado, cream cheese, and cucumber and topped with a drizzle of hot mayo and oil. The ingredients were chosen to offer spicy and refreshing flavors.
FOX News and Storyful contributed to this report.
