Pauline Alvarado told Newsweek: "In our 18 years in business, I cannot count how many Rebecca O’s we have had." ...

Did you see that viral one-star review of Phoenix's The Tamale Store from a woman who didn’t know how to eat tamales? Take it ...

On the kitchen table of Osmar Garcia's home in Conway sits a bowl of pork tamales still in their corn husks. "I hope you like them," says Osmar's mom, Tina, of Morrilton. I peel away the corn husk and ...

Tamales and the holiday season go hand in hand, especially here in Texas. And though the corn husk may reign supreme in most homes, the banana leaf variety is coming for that crown. It’s the ongoing ...

The possibilities for tamale fillings are unlimited, but two constant components needed are tamale dough, called masa, and corn husks. Many supermarkets with a well-stocked Hispanic foods aisle carry ...

Tamales are Mexico's perfect little gift to the culinary world. The scrumptious meat is cooked within a cocoon of masa, enveloped in a corn husk, ready for unwrapping and eating. Wait. You do know you ...

One of my favorite parts about living in San Diego is that I can be cruising down a street on just about any day and spot a little cart selling tamales. I noticed Tamales el Mexicano at its regular ...

Start from scratch, enlist help and set out snacks and spirits for your own fabulous fiesta By IVY MANNING Special to The Oregonian It's hard to pin down what makes tamales such a beloved food. Maybe ...

Will you please explain to a newcomer why tamales are such a Christmas thing around here? For the same reason people eat ham on Easter or hamantaschen for Purim or turkey for Thanksgiving or bamboo ...

I can see my tia drop a small ball of masa in a glass of water. It sinks to the bottom. She gets back to the giant bowl of corn dough and adds a little more broth, another measure of rendered lard.