Because while many Mexican American households also have turkey on Thanksgiving, and a ham for Christmas, many tables all but require a plate laden with piping hot, freshly steamed tamales.

Many Mexican families prepare for Christmas with ... These recipes developed into hot tamales, a heavily-seasoned variation that uses corn meal instead of masa. It wasn't until the Chicago ...

"Tamales have been a cherished part of Christmas ... Jinich is a chef, cookbook author and the host of "Pati's Mexican Table" and "La Frontera" on PBS. "This is especially true during the holidays ...

I enjoyed the recent story about the “tamale tías” in Albuquerque who make and sell thousands of Mexican-style tamales for ...

"I didn't have a bagel until college and never tried hot sauce until I ... Venezuelans call their tamales hallacas. Colombian tamales are larger than Mexican tamales, about the size of a softball.

If you like it hot, you could top the tamales off with ... The meal includes a tamale casserole, Mexican-style rice, black bean salad with corn and jimaca, roasted tomato salsa, avocado tomatillo ...

“There is no such thing as a single original recipe for tamales, as each place prepares them differently.” Larousse’s Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mexican Gastronomy identifies almost 700 ...