We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Onika, home cook Daniel, and professional chef Saul Montiel from Rooftop Cantina - to make us a some piping hot tamales. Once each level of chef had presented and tasted their creations, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way to add some scientific context to the results. Which tamales can compare to your favorite?

Director: Debra Remstein
DP: Luke Riffle
Editors: Manolo Moreno
Talent -
L1: Onika McLean
L2: Daniel Victor
L3: Saul Montiel
Food Scientist - Rosemary Trout
Producer: Tyre Nobles
Culinary Producer: Graciel Caces
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Associate Producer: Sam Ghee
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Kandace Selio
Cam Op: Lucas Young
Audio: Austin Rumsey
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Post Production Coordinator: Alter Scout
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Video Copy ad Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao

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