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

Eating or making tamales is more than just a meal—it’s a tradition that units families and communities across Latin America.

Verdict: Despite higher grocery prices, it’s still more expensive to buy tamales than to make them. If you buy them, it will ...

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 ...

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

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HOUSTON, Texas -- "Who doesn't love a good tamale?" One customer asked inside The Tamale Joint. The family-owned restaurant is a passion of Jorge Penaloza and his wife, Chelis. She is originally ...

"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 the Texas and all over the world ...