Tamales

[Jor el]

   Don't do much for me.
   I must be eating them wrong.

[khoomeizhi]

sounds like.

[Lumpy]

Try them for breakfast.

[khoomeizhi]

or try good ones?

[Jor el]

   That right there may be the answer.

[mortlock]

when i lived in az, this older lady from mexico i worked with took a liking to me and she would give me a big plate of homemade tamales at christmas time every year. it immediately became my favorite tradition. loved it.

[MadJohnShaft]

 All the Latin food countries have their own version of tamales. I like them a lot and since wifey can't eat wheat she gets them constantly.

[khoomeizhi]

when i lived in az, this older lady from mexico i worked with took a liking to me and she would give me a big plate of homemade tamales at christmas time every year. it immediately became my favorite tradition. loved it.

i think the best ones are made by older ladies, as a rule.

[Pissy]

Isn't there a large swath of the Mississippi River valley where Tamales are a traditional food?

I haven't had a good one yet myself, and if I recall to do them yourself is labor intensive and ultimately not rewarding considering the work.

Seems like to do them right you need bonafide lard and prepped corn husks.

Been a while since I looked into it.

[khoomeizhi]

but, like, american traditional, not like they're from there or anything, right? tamal is a thousands-year old aztec word, far as i can figure.

[Lumpy]

Go where the Mexicans are.

[mortlock]

trump is building a wall.

[Pissy]

Why does he hate my freedom to devour tamales?

[Lumpy]

There's a lady who stands outside the subway entrance in my neighborhood in the early mornings (sometimes she's a man). Two kinds of tamales (red beef and green chicken) and I think it's called atolé (hot drink, sweet and thick). Everything is a dollar each. For 3 or 4 bucks, you've got a nice breakfast. I'm not usually up that early though.

[stooge]

you was eating the wrong stuff obviously
try those
at least as good as beef a roni

[socket]

Had some good shit in ABQ for breakfast and otherwise. Didn't know what I was missing. Need moar.

[jimjom]

I'm more partial to Hot Tamales the type/variety of candy instead of legitimate tamales. I think they're similar foods though.

[mortlock]

im gonna be in AZ in november. ill get some and report back.

[socket]

The candy kind?

[mortlock]

the real deal. the good shit. the ones in corn husk wrap. thats tha candy right there. that and the green sauce.

[jimjom]

The candy kind?

I get them before a movie then sneak them in my underpants so those fucking gouging bastards at the movies can eat shit

[nyarlathotep]

If you live in an area with a decent-sized Hispanic population you can make your own pretty easily - they're damn cheap and good lunch options. Buy refrigerated containers of masa (pretty much ground corn + oil) and about a bajillion corn husks for a few bucks, make your fillings, wrap them, steam them, and you're good. The hard part is getting good at spreading the masa and putting in the right amount of filling. I actually use my Instant Pot to steam them, which makes it faster but it can't hold as many as a true tamale steamer pot.

Best eaten with sour cream and extra salsa on top - or go balls to the wall and put that fucker in some chili.

[Lumpy]

I think there's lard mixed in the masa.

[nyarlathotep]

Whoops - that's right. Haven't tried making it myself yet, just buy tubs of it.

[Lumpy]

I'm a lard making machine. Never tried tamales. There's a place in Chicago with vegan ones. Factoids!