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Ketchup on Tamales: Harmless Topping or Culinary Abomination?

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:47:23 +0000

Don’t get between Latinos and their tamales—especially during the holidays. And don’t argue about what the best topping is to pour over them either. Everyone has their personal favorite—from salsa verde to chili sauce to queso. But, what about ketchup? What about the people who drown a perfectly tasty tamal with the table condiment? Is

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This Tamal Stand’s Billie Eilish-Themed Marketing Strategy Is Genius

Yara Simón — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:37:37 +0000

Some food vendors entice you with their colorful creations. Others have catchy phrases. And then there’s one tamal stand in Mexico City whose marketing strategy revolves around Billie Eilish. The “you should see me in a crown” singer was recently in Mexico for the Corona Capital Festival, so the team at Tamales García decided to

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Even This Tamal-Stealing Dog Knows That You Don’t Eat the Corn Husks

Yara Simón — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:30:54 +0000

In the last few months of the year, tamales are ubiquitous in many Latino households. And though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when tamal season begins, we can officially say it’s started for one dog. In a short video posted to Twitter by @arisbae__, her mom can be heard scolding Rocky, her dog who stole her

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A PSA: Please Remove the Husks Before You Eat Tamales

Yara Simón — Wed, 01 May 2019 20:57:56 +0000

Through a viral Twitter thread, we recently learned that there are countless of yts who didn’t realize that you had to unwrap tamales before they could be consumed. Apparently, people just dug right in – corn husk and all – and obviously, they hated it because the hoja de maíz is not meant to be

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12 Tweets That Capture Your Pain After Eating Tamales for Weeks on End

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:38:28 +0000

While we don’t need a special occasion to eat tamales, between the months of November and January, many of us get more than our fill. That’s because during these magical months, tamal season is in full swing. But by the end of it, we’re not all as excited to bite into a delicious tamal. As

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Mexican Woman Hospitalized After Devouring 20 Tamales in the Span of Minutes

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:01:50 +0000

During the holiday season, there are plenty of ways to overindulge. But for one Mexican woman, it’s the tamales that did her in. In Obregón, Sonora, the Red Cross attended to 214 medical emergencies, including the case of a 25-year-old woman who ended up hospitalized after eating 20 tamales in a matter of minutes. Though

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10 Tweets That Will Speak To Everyone Living Off Tamales This Week

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:41:25 +0000

Across many Latino households, tamales are necessary component of the holiday season. The corn husk- or plátano leaf-wrapped meal differs across the Americas, but we can all agree that they make the holidays more delicious. Now, that Christmas has come and gone and people have shared their favorite versions under the #tweetyourtamales hashtag, we’ve rounded

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This California Restaurant Is Selling a Dozen Tamales for $72, But They’re Totally Worth It

Gustavo Arellano — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:36:47 +0000

Last year, Neiman Marcus rightfully got ridiculed for its tamal special. For $92 (plus $18 shipping and handling), the brand would send six dozen chicken, beef, pork, or a combo of each tamal to your home. The anger was twofold: Why was a luxury brand hawking the most humble and universal of Latin American meals?

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10 Ways to Know It’s Tamal Season

Remezcla Estaff — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:02:07 +0000

While we love our tamales and eat them year round, something magical happens during the months of November and January: tamal season. At this point in time, many of us devour them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And yes, we’re sick of tamales at the end of the season, but it’s still one of the

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Dr. Gallo Provides Free Dental Work to Low-Income Communities & They Repay Her With Tortillas

Adriana Cataño — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:13:09 +0000

Nowadays, Lía Patricia Gallo is probably the best fed dentist in the United States. But when she arrived from Colombia to the United States 17 years ago, she took the only job she could find: cleaning houses. Despite having worked in dentistry for nearly a decade in Colombia, she couldn’t practice in the US because her

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