Ahead of the holidays, Frontera Grill orders 120 pounds of masa per week to fuel its tamale operation. “My mother and grandmother loved to make tamales so much, and every holiday, I’d watch ...

Amapola Market sells up to 200,000 pounds of masa during the season, enough to make approximately a million tamales. As we approach Christmas Eve, it is a big deal in Hispanic families to make ...

AND WHEN YOU MAKE TAMALES, YOU’RE NOT JUST MAKING A FEW, YOU’RE MAKING DOZENS. THERE ARE SO MANY INGREDIENTS AT PLAY, SO IT’S KEY TO HANDLE THEM ALL SAFELY. KEEP THE MASA CHILLED AND THE ...

Corn husks: The classic wrapping that holds the masa while it is steaming. It also holds a ton of flavor that transfers to the tamales while steaming. Make the pork filling. Cook pork along with ...

As they folded the masa packets into tamales, they discussed what they are going to cook for dinner on Christmas Eve, and later their shared dream of starting a business together. The members of ...

"It was like a team effort and she does make a lot because her friends and people she knew would want some too," said Ana. Tamales come in all kinds of flavors but typically include masa wrapped ...