: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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Here are five different restaurants to try, from brunch at Con Huevos to tamales at Cravings Byanca.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The grandmother of 10 has been keeping her cooking skills sharp in detention, making due with limited ingredients for tamales and birria tacos.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Emma De Paz woke up at 2 every morning for 25 years to make soup, roasted chicken and tamales to sell to work crews picking up their day’s supplies at the Home Depot.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Visitors can walk down aisles of vendors who are selling everything from coffee and pastries to tamales, potted plants and, in one tent, handmade wooden cutting boards and pizza peels.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The grandmother of 10 has been keeping her cooking skills sharp in detention, making due with limited ingredients for tamales and birria tacos.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Emma De Paz woke up at 2 every morning for 25 years to make soup, roasted chicken and tamales to sell to work crews picking up their day’s supplies at the Home Depot.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Visitors can walk down aisles of vendors who are selling everything from coffee and pastries to tamales, potted plants and, in one tent, handmade wooden cutting boards and pizza peels.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Tamale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamale. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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