Coming to Costa Rica means accepting another set of customs: portales, or Nativity scenes, eating tamales until we’re stuffed and kneeling on a hard floor to join in the rosary. But no matter how much ...

Why Is Costa Rica A Hot Retirement Spot? Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement haven. It began its bid to attract U.S. retirees back in the 1980s when the Costa Rican ...

JUANS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THANK YOU ERIC. A LOT OF FAMILIES WILL BE IN THE KITCHEN THE NEXT TWO DAYS MAKING TAMALES. AND IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL, SOME MISTAKES COULD GET YOUR GUESTS SICK.

Tamales are one of the most traditional foods in not only Mexico, but other Latin American countries where they have different names, from “hallacas” in Venezuela to “yoles” in Costa Rica.

"Tamales have been a cherished part of Christmas celebrations for generations because they represent so much more than just a meal – they're about family, tradition and community," chef Richard ...

The proper verdict when sampling tamales is this: “These are pretty good, but my mom’s are the best.” For the third time in my thirty plus years in Costa Rica, I was a victim of property theft. It ...

"Tamale" is this dish's English name. In Spanish, "tamal" is its proper name, with "tamales" being its plural form. And if you don't know what a tamal is, let me take you to escuela before we talk ...

In many Central American countries, the famous posadas are an important tradition, and Costa Rica is no exception ... where the most common are tamales and rompope, a drink made with eggs, vanilla, ...

Tamales exude fragrant steam ... In Honduras, the local cheese called quesillo is used. In Costa Rica, it’s a mainstay at fiestas. The Mexican variant is called a gordita.

It wasn’t until I moved to New York City for college that I realized how much I took the tamales of my childhood holidays for granted. A born-and-raised Southern Californian with a big Mexican ...

Craving tamales and not sure where to buy some? Popular in South Texas, especially during the holidays, tamales are made of filled masa dough steamed in a corn husk. House of Rock in downtown ...

Coloradans take Mexican cuisine seriously and tamales are no exception—so it’s not surprising that Denver has some stellar spots to pick up the specialty. The dish—traditionally made from masa (corn ...