Tamales

[PantsTent 2002]

On 12/22/2021 at 1:40 PM, Wally Pryor said:

Anyone tried the Delicious Tamales on Oltorf?

Seems they make a ton in the SA factory for school fundraisers and stuff.  Ate the ones I bought from my nephew last night and were solid enough for this gringo.  There was one other mention early on in this thread.

[Mac8111 2107]

Amy Austin recommended Tamales??

[po elvis 2076]

6 hours ago, Mac8111 said:

Any Austin recommended Tamales??

If others are like me, they are wondering who the hell is Amy and why is she recommending tamales.

[Sam Lin 3559]

Amy Austin, restaurant in Dublin.

https://amyaustin.ie/

[CowboyFred 1151]

Any Dallas recs? 

[midtown 3346]

Next year Satx surly should launch a tamale shipping business. We will work 4 of the top makers and ship with extreme violence and some strongly worded letters

[billfromlaketravis 11520]

Slacked off again this year and didn’t order in advance. I fully expect to buy Christmas tamales in a Westheimer parking lot this year. 
 

Please don’t order tamales from Pappasitos. They used some sweet pork bullshit that is truly awful. I had to drown it in chili con carne and Tacodeli green sauce to make it edible last year. 

[Shaddie 1651]

43 minutes ago, CowboyFred said:

Any Dallas recs? 

Not Dallas but Richardson.        Tamaleria Nuevo León. Very light masa with lots of filling. Named in top 5 tamales in Texas. 
If you have time order lunch and tamales are so damn good and a good deal. 

[elfenix 34330]

saw my first tamale abuelita of the season yesterday in the river oaks post office.  didn't have any cash on me and i've been pretty sick the last few days so didn't get any.  should see if she's there tomorrow. 

Edited December 21, 2022 by elfenix

[DoobieWah 1451]

7 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Slacked off again this year and didn’t order in advance. I fully expect to buy Christmas tamales in a Westheimer parking lot this year. 

Alamo Tamales - you can order online, but I never have. I wouldn't miss the opportunity to wave at the tortilla-making ladies through the window.

Make sure to get the handmade and not the machine made ones which are smaller, cheaper and "less handmade".  They're the best I've found locally and you don't have to worry about how they've been made or kept.

[After irth 1243]

If you have to order, these are perfectly fine.  Texas Tamale Co – Texas Tamale Co.

[DoobieWah 1451]

14 minutes ago, After irth said:

If you have to order, these are perfectly fine.  Texas Tamale Co – Texas Tamale Co.

 

Sure, if you want culturally-appropriated gringo tamales. *

 

* TRANSLATION: Not enough lard in the masa. 😉

[After irth 1243]

4 minutes ago, DoobieWah said:

 

Sure, if you want culturally-appropriated gringo tamales. *

 

* TRANSLATION: Not enough lard in the masa. 😉

Your Mom culturally appropriated my hot tamale just last night...

[DoobieWah 1451]

1 hour ago, After irth said:

Your Mom culturally appropriated my hot tamale just last night...

You poor bastard. 

[Texzilla58 4741]

Any Dallas recs? 

We usually get from Tommy Tamale in Grapevine. They are fantastic. Esperanza’s in Grapevine are also good.

[billfromlaketravis 11520]

On 12/21/2022 at 4:17 AM, DoobieWah said:

Alamo Tamales - you can order online, but I never have. I wouldn't miss the opportunity to wave at the tortilla-making ladies through the window.

Make sure to get the handmade and not the machine made ones which are smaller, cheaper and "less handmade".  They're the best I've found locally and you don't have to worry about how they've been made or kept.

My tamale guy at Southland Hardware was absent today. I guess he didn’t have water either. So I trekked over to Alamo. You Better be right. 
 

I picked up 12 hand made pork, and 12 spicy pork that are machine made. They said “no spicy” on the hand made. 
 

No chile con carne. Boo, but I picked some up at Pappasitos on the way homes. Have some Trader Joe’s Jalapeño Sauce ready to go as well.