: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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Family dinners featuring housemade tamales and chicken fajitas are a common affair at this East Sacramento restaurant, opened in 2021 by Maria Estela Munoz Martinez.
5100 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento; (916) 662-7099.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
There will even be a window where guests can watch the staff flip and press freshly homemade corn tortillas and tamales.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Originally from Texas, Martindale came bearing homemade pico plus tamales like the ones his step-grandma made for holidays.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Customers have been known to drive 40 minutes to claim their spot in the busy dining room and indulge in the dry-aged brisket tamales, Flintstones-size beef ribs, and generous helpings of luscious creamed corn and potato salad.
—Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
Their sadness became my ignition to try to make tamales alone.
—Jessica Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This year, the medal was given to The Rez: An Urban Eatery for its chocolate mole tamale and jackfruit taco on fresh blue corn tortilla.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
But cooking tamales and pupusas during their Latin American-centric dinners inspired the chefs to use Lucina’s menu to tell the rich history and stories behind these types of dishes as well as draw from their own upbringings.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Check out the Saturday morning farmers market (the sushi, arepas and tamales are excellent!).
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
There will even be a window where guests can watch the staff flip and press freshly homemade corn tortillas and tamales.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Originally from Texas, Martindale came bearing homemade pico plus tamales like the ones his step-grandma made for holidays.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Customers have been known to drive 40 minutes to claim their spot in the busy dining room and indulge in the dry-aged brisket tamales, Flintstones-size beef ribs, and generous helpings of luscious creamed corn and potato salad.
—Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
Their sadness became my ignition to try to make tamales alone.
—Jessica Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This year, the medal was given to The Rez: An Urban Eatery for its chocolate mole tamale and jackfruit taco on fresh blue corn tortilla.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
But cooking tamales and pupusas during their Latin American-centric dinners inspired the chefs to use Lucina’s menu to tell the rich history and stories behind these types of dishes as well as draw from their own upbringings.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Check out the Saturday morning farmers market (the sushi, arepas and tamales are excellent!).
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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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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