: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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Layer with chicken tamale mix, cilantro, sour cream, and cheese.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
The ride is smooth, and carriages are clean and comfortable, with a cafe car stocked with warm tamales spiced with delicate herbs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Fill up on handmade tortillas, flautas, tacos, and tamales alongside fresh vegetables and delectable proteins.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
The starchy fruit can be added to soups, stews, salads, tamales, puddings, and pies.
—Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
The ride is smooth, and carriages are clean and comfortable, with a cafe car stocked with warm tamales spiced with delicate herbs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Fill up on handmade tortillas, flautas, tacos, and tamales alongside fresh vegetables and delectable proteins.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
The starchy fruit can be added to soups, stews, salads, tamales, puddings, and pies.
—Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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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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