This year, the Texas Tamale Company will sell more than 5.3 million tamales over the course of two months. “Tamales are the epitome of a celebration food, and they’re a necessity for New Year ...

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 ...

Las Tamaleras have gathered for a decade to keep the tradition of making tamales during the holidays alive. The art of making tamales during the holidays is a tradition that many Mexican families ...

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.