Beyond being a traditional Mexican dish, tamales represent a cultural emblem full of history, unity and tradition.

It’s called the chepil tamal, made with a key ingredient in Oaxacan cooking, the chepil, an herb with tiny leaves that comes from a legume that can grow more than six feet tall. It has a taste that ...

Some say you should avoid talking about politics with family around the holidays. Those people have never been around a group of Latinos debating whether the singular word for tamales is "tamal" or ...

Houston is home to a variety of tamales from all the different cultures that have taken root here. What does that say about ...

Tamales and the holiday season go hand in hand, especially here in Texas. And though the corn husk may reign supreme in most homes, the banana leaf variety is coming for that crown. It’s the ongoing ...

The tamal-making magic continues at La Costa Mexican Food! Despite rising costs, this family business keeps tradition alive with grandma's recipe. TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — With Christmas around the ...

One of the most common dishes in Latin American gastronomy is a dough filled with various ingredients and wrapped in leaves, usually banana or plantain leaves. But what you call that dish depends on ...

And when you do give in (because your first choice should always be to get tamales from your friends' mothers instead of ...

There are dozens of dishes called ‘tamales’ with nothing in common except that they are folded in a wrapping, usually corn husks or banana leaves, before cooking. This particular formula, in which ...

While many consider Northern Mexican –style tamales wrapped in corn husks—the most common presentation in the US—to be the Platonic ideal, there are plenty of variations that can be found in the ...

Families gathering together to make tamales is a Christmas tradition. But with prices rising across the board, it's becoming even more expensive to keep that tradition going.

Using tongs, briefly toast the guajillo chiles over an open flame or in a cast-iron skillet until fragrant, about 5 seconds per side. Transfer the chiles to a blender. Add 2 cups of the hot water and ...