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SAN ANTONIO – It’s the holiday season, and here in South Texas, one cultural tradition is all about tamales. This year, we’ve all felt the impact of inflation, so we wanted to know if higher grocery ...

Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up, it's just that they can go awry in various ways. There are mistakes ...

Every December, I look forward to la tamalada, a tamal-making party thrown by a friend whose abuela showed her the ropes as a child. My friend makes masa from scratch with real lard, and the guests ...

corn husk tamales on a clay plate - Hayaship/Getty Images Tamales are icons of Mexican food dating back thousands of years, and while in Mexico they are available on a daily basis from street vendors ...

Meet some of the women behind the tamales that make Christmas a little more New Mexican. From Rosa Ortega, who makes thousands of tamales every Christmas, to Maria Estrada, who is growing her tamale ...

When Pauline Alvarado thinks about the Christmases of her childhood, she remembers the whole family packed in the kitchen making tamales. She remembers her little hands kneading masa dough, wiping ...

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Make the masa mixture: In a large bowl, add the masa harina. Dissolve the salt in the hot water and add to the masa harina. Mix well until there are no dry patches. Set aside for 20 to 30 minutes. (If ...