: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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Guests can order soups and salad, visit a cold seafood display, carving station or a breakfast station, make a selection from a mix of cheese and charcuterie or order from a lineup of specials: pork adobo, rainbow trout, a cheese tamale, or chicken enchiladas.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
On the menu: Outside of chicken, beef or jalapeno cheese tamales, Hot Tamale also serves carnitas tacos, giant quesadillas and chimichanga platters.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
One dish in particular received positive reactions from customers: tamales.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
As street vendors cooked hot dogs and tamales on flat top grills, the marchers held up clever signs and chanted and sang while making their way to city hall.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
On the menu: Outside of chicken, beef or jalapeno cheese tamales, Hot Tamale also serves carnitas tacos, giant quesadillas and chimichanga platters.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
One dish in particular received positive reactions from customers: tamales.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
As street vendors cooked hot dogs and tamales on flat top grills, the marchers held up clever signs and chanted and sang while making their way to city hall.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Tamale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamale. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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tamale
noun
ta·ma·le
tə-ˈmäl-ē 
: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed
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