How traditional Mexican holiday foods bring families together during the season

WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Chef Atalia Mendiola of Poco Loco Supermarkets explains how traditional Latino holiday foods like tamales, pozole, champurado and atole serve as powerful connectors that bring families together during the holiday season, helping preserve cultural traditions and create lasting bonds despite busy lives and physical distance.

Traditional Latino holiday dishes like tamales and pozole act as bridges that reunite families, even when time or distance has separated them throughout the year

These cultural foods serve as reminders of heritage and home, helping Latino families maintain their traditions across generations

The act of gathering around these traditional meals creates meaningful connections that transcend life's hardships and busy schedules, embodying the Latino sp