I have to admit, the first time I ate tamales, I didn’t care for them much. The flavor was pretty good, but they had the consistency of dense, boiled dough. The way they were wrapped seemed a mystery.

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Cheese tamales, pork tamales with red sauce and (not shown), green chicken or sweet pineapple and raisin tamales are $4.15 for one, $14.75 for a half-dozen or $19.75 for a dozen. El Sombrero 807 S.

HAVE you noticed? In recent years, more and more Southern California families are adding a bit of Latino spice to the mix of foods from around the world we embrace at this time of year. Alongside such ...

Smokey Lips BBQ, Casa de Silvia and The Tamale Fiesta impressed judges in 2024. Which tamale vendor are you rooting for at ...

Monkey’s Tail, 5802 Fulton, launches its tamale season with a trio of housemade flavors – Red Chile Pork, Green Chile Chicken and a Grilled Pineapple–Jalapeño Cream Cheese twist – available beginning ...

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Once you've put in all the effort to make your own tamales, you might want to plan a whole meal — perhaps even a dinner party — to showcase them. After selecting a few sides such as refried beans and ...

’Tis the season for tamales! If you’ve spent any time in the Southwest you know we do cocoa and cookies around the holidays just like everywhere else, but that the holiday season just isn’t the same ...

In Mexican-American culture, there is a time each holiday season, beginning around Thanksgiving, when all foods except tamales recede. We eat them fresh at home, one after another, until their ...