Tamales are delicious year-round, but their warm, comforting flavors make them especially popular when it’s cold out. We’ve rounded up some restaurants and local ...
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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 ...
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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.
Angela Castro and her parents, Maria Gonzalez and Jesus Castro assemble tamales in the space that will soon be their new restaurant in Fort Collins, Colo., on December 19, 2024. The family is making ...
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.