: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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But while the pork was basura, inspectors didn’t do the same to all this food in hot storage, which should have been at 135 degrees: beef steak (126 degrees); barbecue ribs (120); cooked vegetables (105); cooked liver (105); tamales (101); fries (90); and chicken (77).
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Open since 1922, the restaurant has a few different locations in the area, and its Northern Mexico and Tucson-style Mexican menu features enchiladas, tamales, tacos, margaritas, and more.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
Each individual tamale at the Tamale House weighs nearly a pound.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
Barajas was previously a tamale vendor in the Mission District who, after a stint at the nonprofit food incubator La Cocina, opened a brick and mortar in Fruitvale.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Open since 1922, the restaurant has a few different locations in the area, and its Northern Mexico and Tucson-style Mexican menu features enchiladas, tamales, tacos, margaritas, and more.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
Each individual tamale at the Tamale House weighs nearly a pound.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
Barajas was previously a tamale vendor in the Mission District who, after a stint at the nonprofit food incubator La Cocina, opened a brick and mortar in Fruitvale.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 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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