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

For many people in both the U.S. and Mexico, tamales are a deeply cherished and traditional food eaten throughout the year, ...

In pre-Columbian Mexico, women invented tamales as a portable, satisfying food to feed the roaming armies of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan tribes. But this ancient form of ''take-out'' is also one of the ...

When it comes to food in Mississippi, a few things may come to mind: Fried chicken, creamy but spicy comeback sauce, or the state's iconic dessert, Mississippi mud pie. However, it turns out that ...

While everyone has their favorite Thanksgiving sides and desserts, everything revolves around the turkey. In fact, many of us make one for dinner and another for those coveted leftovers. Sandwiches ...

For many California families, tamales are as much a part of Christmas as candy canes. The traditional Meso-American dish remains popular on winter holidays until New Year's Eve. Tamales, a warriors’ ...

Salvadorian, Oaxacan and Afro-Mexican tamale makers share their secrets. Maria Irra eyeballs a spoonful of masa mixture into a corn husk -- filling it with pork in red salsa and chicken in green salsa ...

Tamales are a delicious Christmas tradition that is always on the menu. If you aren’t getting together with family to make them this holiday season, the question is where to get them. Or maybe, it’s ...

Victoria’s Bakery-Deli in Redding, California, is a family-run business specializing in authentic Mexican pastries and foods.

In her southern Palm Beach County kitchen, chef Aurora García Ramos often yearns for the flavors of her native Mexico. She knows the simplest foods can pull us back to our roots.And she knows such ...

Yelp released its top 25 destinations for tamales, featuring Grapevine and Houston. With no mention of El Paso, here are spots that deserve some love.