Tasting Table talked to chef and cookbook author Rick Martinez, who shared his expert tips for making masa at home for the best, fluffiest tamales. By the way, the correct name in Spanish is tamal ...

Follow James Beard Award Finalist and chef Jorge Guzmán's four expert tips to ensure your tamales turn out light, fluffy, and ...

The annual festival is the single largest economic driver event in the area, bringing in over $6 million annually to ...

By 1950, the tamale craze ceased, with limited to no further mention in local newspapers. Today, tamales are still in demand, ...

Yes, chocolate tamales are a thing. The easiest way to make them may be to mix some cocoa powder into the sweetened masa dough, although you could also add melted chocolate, chocolate chips ...

Tamales are one of Mexico’s most humble dishes. Consisting of corn masa and fillings, they’re made all over Chicago. Making tamales is a methodical process, and when you produce on average ...

Salomón Maya’s play is set in Mexico City, eight months after the 1985 earthquake that killed roughly 10,000 people ...

Tamales are a traditional Mexican dish made from masa (corn dough) and filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables or chillies. Wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and steamed until tender ...