Growing up, Enrique Mariscal would ride his bicycle around his apartment complex's retention pond in sunny Southern California. All the 8-year-old wanted to do was play. But his mother, Candelaria, ...

Tamales rate among the essential staple foods of Southern California. At major bus stops and along the bustling food corridors in Latin communities across the region, a decent tamal is never very far.

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’ ...

Tucked into a food court kitchen in Merle Hay Mall is an authentic mom-and-pop tamale shop preparing for the busiest time of year, tamale season. In German and Marie Angelica Tejeda's kitchen, ...

It's the holiday season, and that means tamales. Where do you go for the best tamales in metro Phoenix? Meet our six nominees and vote.

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Everybody wants tamales for the holidays, and now they’re easier to find. The expansion of H-E-B Grocery brings about 10 varieties of hand-wrapped deli tamales, sold in-store or with curbside pickup, ...

Tamales have long been a Christmas tradition in Latin America and have become a part of holiday celebrations for many families in the United States. The tradition is said to have started in ancient ...

Sometimes, life takes you on a wild ride. Take Cristina Leon of Fresno. A little over a year ago, she was working 10 hours a day, six days a week in a frigid meatpacking plant. Since then she quit to ...

Some Texans like to host a tamalada, and others like to buy ready to eat tamales. Whatever you prefer, it’s that time of the year to stock up on the corny deliciousness. Tamales originated from ...