I Don’t Want Pumpkin Spice I Want Tamales!

[CF74]

I don’t want no pumpkin spice, I want tamales!!! I forgot to mention I got my tamales yesterday. This lady named Coco makes them at my woman’s work. I got 3 dozen pork and 1 dozen beans except she used black beans which was odd to me but still good. Have you received your orders yet?

 

[Ranching]

I don’t want no pumpkin spice, I want tamales!!! I forgot to mention I got my tamales yesterday. This lady named Coco makes them at my woman’s work. I got 3 dozen pork and 1 dozen beans except she used black beans which was odd to me but still good. Have you received your orders yet?

I love bean tamales!!! I cut them in half inch slices, fry them up til they are crispy, mix a couple of eggs in it!!!

I miss my Mom's tamales!!!

 

[Xelda]

Tamales rule!

 

[CF74]

I love bean tamales!!! I cut them in half inch slices, fry them up til they are crispy, mix a couple of eggs in it!!!

I miss my Mom's tamales!!!

That’s a good idea. Typically the ones I used to get back home were made with pinto beans and jalapeños but these black bean ones are ok..

I miss the tamales made out of oreja de puerco, that’s pig ears for the non-speakers of Spanish...

 

[Ranching]

That’s a good idea. Typically the ones I used to get back home were made with pinto beans and jalapeños but these black bean ones are ok..

I miss the tamales made out of oreja de puerco, that’s pig ears for the non-speakers of Spanish...

We put chili powder in the beans. I learned that trick about mixing them with egg from a Snowbird.

 

[CF74]

We put chili powder in the beans. I learned that trick about mixing them with egg from a Snowbird.

NY City? Get a rope....

 

[Hardline]

I prefer to call them Mexican energy bars.

 

[YosemiteSam]

When I was back in Texas. This guy that worked in the warehouse used to take orders for his wife. They were selling them $5 a dozen. (was super cheap then and mega cheap now) I would probably eat about 8 of them for lunch on Monday when they brought them in. Take the others home and eat them sometime that week after work.

The only decent tamales that I've found up here int NYC / Connecticut area is Trader Joe's.

Every time I order them at a restaurant around here, they aren't even just okay. They are not good or outright terrible.

That said, the Trader Joe's beef tamales are pretty good. Sometimes I will steam two of them for breakfast.

 

[CF74]

When I was back in Texas. This guy that worked in the warehouse used to take orders for his wife. They were selling them $5 a dozen. (was super cheap then and mega cheap now) I would probably eat about 8 of them for lunch on Monday when they brought them in. Take the others home and eat them sometime that week after work.

The only decent tamales that I've found up here int NYC / Connecticut area is Trader Joe's.

Every time I order them at a restaurant around here, they aren't even just okay. They are not good or outright terrible.

That said, the Trader Joe's beef tamales are pretty good. Sometimes I will steam two of them for breakfast.

I remember back in the day when $5 for a dozen tamales was considered expensive but then again I used to live on the border. I paid $14/dozen for these the other day but they are homemade...

 

[Ranching]

I remember back in the day when $5 for a dozen tamales was considered expensive but then again I used to live on the border. I paid $14/dozen for these the other day but they are homemade...

My wife still makes them every Christmas. She learned to cook like my mom when we got married.

 

[CF74]

My wife still makes them every Christmas. She learned to cook like my mom when we got married.

 

[1LoyalCowboyFan]

I don’t want no pumpkin spice, I want tamales!!! I forgot to mention I got my tamales yesterday. This lady named Coco makes them at my woman’s work. I got 3 dozen pork and 1 dozen beans except she used black beans which was odd to me but still good. Have you received your orders yet?

Visited my hometown of El Paso. Came back to the Northwest with 72 homemade tamales. 2 dozen green chicken. 2 dozen red pork. 2 dozen green chile and cheese. Two bottles of cristalino tequila from Juárez. Corn and flour tortillas from my favorite place. 8 jars of homemade red and green salsa.

It was so heavy the lady at the airport asked what was in the luggage and when I told her all she said was, “ah all the good stuff” and laughed.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I remember back in the day when $5 for a dozen tamales was considered expensive but then again I used to live on the border. I paid $14/dozen for these the other day but they are homemade...

The Trader Joe's tamales are actually quite large. Two of them can make a decent meal. The dozen tamales I used to buy back in Texas where much smaller is size. I would say four maybe five Trader Joe tamales was equal to about a dozen of those.

 

[CF74]

Visited my hometown of El Paso. Came back to the Northwest with 72 homemade tamales. 2 dozen green chicken. 2 dozen red pork. 2 dozen green chile and cheese. Two bottles of cristalino tequila from Juárez. Corn and flour tortillas from my favorite place. 8 jars of homemade red and green salsa.

It was so heavy the lady at the airport asked what was in the luggage and when I told her all she said was, “ah all the good stuff” and laughed.

Sounds like you Out-Tamale-Burgered all of us!!!

 

[1LoyalCowboyFan]

wow that’s amazing. That’s something my wife won’t do lol

 

[nobody]

I haven't had a good beef tamale in a while... Now I need to find me some over the next week.

 

[kskboys]

Love tamales!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had to get them from an alternate source this year. They were good, but not as good as usual. First guy who's sister makes them wouldn't answer his phone.

Tamales from the grocery store taste like chalk.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

I'm 5 posts from 1000 and trying to keep the tamale thread alive. Help me out, guys! Pretend it's Christmas. Actually what else can I say but tamales are awesome!

 

[nyc-cowboy]

Gotta try Pasteles - Dominican style tamales...my sister-in-law made a bunch for the whole family.
pasteles-en-hoja-dominican-style-tamales

We also had Ecuadorian Humitas - our version of tamales.
humitas

Had that with black coffee this morning...

 

[Keithfansince5]

I don’t want no pumpkin spice, I want tamales!!! I forgot to mention I got my tamales yesterday. This lady named Coco makes them at my woman’s work. I got 3 dozen pork and 1 dozen beans except she used black beans which was odd to me but still good. Have you received your orders yet?

Well, that depends on what you want Pumpkin Spice for, Coffee? Pie? Yep, bring it on. Tamales heck no... lol. Now, for something hot yeah I'll take a few tamales also.