By Jacqueline Armijo Borderzine EL PASO — Fresh steaming tamales are sold out of small shacks, directly from vans, and by “tamale ladies” from their homes all along the “Tamale Trail” on the good old Mississippi Delta. “There is a tradition among some African-Americans in Mississippi, Louisiana, little dots on a map going all the [...]
Intrn’l Video: Award-winning Latino writer goes to El Salvador in search of family roots and the origin of his mother’s tamales
LatinaLista — As the days count down towards Christmas, many Latino families across the Americas will participate in one of the most revered traditions of the holidays — making tamales. For one Salvadoran American Latino, the quest to discover the roots of his mother’s tamales led him on a journey of profound self-discovery, sadness and [...]
Zap the microwave mentality and create ‘tamale’ wealth
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista Do you remember how you felt when mama, tía or abuela would say, “Let’s make tamales”? That was never good news for me, because I knew how much work it was. It would involve cleaning the corn husk, kneading the dough, adding chili pepper, mixing in the meat, and cooking forever. [...]
Step-by-step video guides how to make the perfect tamales
LatinaLista — Tamales are always a popular staple of Mexican-American Christmas dinners — but whoever has enough tamales? In other words, what person can only eat one? It’s unfortunate, but not enough Latinas/os know how to make tamales from scratch. Usually, abuela or mom or tia guides us in putting the masa together, preparing the [...]
If it’s Christmas, it must be time for tamales!
LatinaLista — If it’s Christmas, it must be tamal time. In most Hispanic households, making and/or eating tamales during this time of the year is a long-held family tradition. Though not all Latino countries know tamales by the same name, there is a shared history and appreciation of it. The tamale is recorded as early [...]
