The art of making tamales during the holidays is a tradition that many Mexican families in the Texas and all over the world ...

In November alone, customers hungry for a Texas-style tamal will purchase 165,000 sets of a dozen tamales. In December, the ...

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HOUSTON, Texas -- "Who doesn't love a good tamale?" One customer asked inside The Tamale Joint. The family-owned restaurant ...

Many hands make work light when it comes to tamale-making. From left Aria García helps her mom and the hostess behind the evening's gathering, Sara Klein, as friends Luis Infante of San Luis Poto ...

And in some homes, the tantalizing scent of tamales. Many families will create ... sure that we produce the toppest quality in all of Texas. You know what I’m saying?” We definitely do!

"There's evidence of tamales originating in what is now central Mexico as early as 8,000 B.C.," Marco Iñiguez-Alba, senior lecturer of Spanish at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, told Contreras.

The art of making tamales during the holidays is a tradition that many Mexican families in Texas and all over the world hold ...