Latin American Tamales

RE: Latin American Tamales (Sundancer7)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:44:00 GMT

The Southern Food Alliance always has some interesting stories and I certainly enjoyed reading about the tamale trail. I have traveled that route many times and I have always failed to make the appropiate stops.

I am sure Fred Sauceman would have some good comments on this area.

I have traveled through Cleveland and Clarksville many times. I wish I had taken the time to enjoy it more.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

RE: Latin American Tamales (Texianjoe)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:01:55 GMT

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Originally posted by NYNM

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Originally posted by Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Add to that my request from another thread in which the Southern (USA) Tamales were mentioned. I would like to know if there is any difference (other than name) between Mexican and Mississippi Tamales!

Someone out there must know the answer to this.

I posted a website that tells the story of Southern (AKA Mississippi) Tamales.
www.tamaletrail.com

That is a nice site thanks. But what the heck is fried Rotel???
It's at the Home Town Restaurant in Inverness, Ms..

joe

RE: Latin American Tamales (mayor al)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:00:33 GMT

Thanks, I must have missed the other post. I love the SFA Oral Histories. The one they did on Whole-Hog BBQ in western Tennessee is how we came in contact with Dennis Hays and his BBQ Stand in Lexington,TN. What a great find that has turned into!!

RE: Latin American Tamales (NYNM)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:33:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Al-The Mayor-Bowen

Add to that my request from another thread in which the Southern (USA) Tamales were mentioned. I would like to know if there is any difference (other than name) between Mexican and Mississippi Tamales!

Someone out there must know the answer to this.

I posted a website that tells the story of Southern (AKA Mississippi) Tamales.
www.tamaletrail.com

RE: Latin American Tamales (Texianjoe)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:59:35 GMT

By what I have tasted and seen, mostly from different people from Central and South America hear at work. It's just a variation of the same basic food. The difference in the regional verieties is the stuffing and what they are wraped in. I've noticed that Mexican tamales are most always pork, chicken or cheese wrapped in corn husks while the others were a mixture of meat and vegetables or even some fruit wrapped in bannana leaves, both with a corn masa exterior. The only constant was that they were both steamed. That is just from personal observation. Southern tamales I would have no idea.

You got me curious about Southern/Mississippi Tamales so I went looking for information. As near as I can tell they were brought to Mississippi by the Texan migrant workers and picked up by southern field hands. The only difference I could find was that they were made with corn meal instead of masa which gives them a courser texture.

joe

RE: Latin American Tamales (mayor al)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:45:49 GMT

Add to that my request from another thread in which the Southern (USA) Tamales were mentioned. I would like to know if there is any difference (other than name) between Mexican and Mississippi Tamales!

Someone out there must know the answer to this.

Latin American Tamales (NYNM)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:10:14 GMT

I passed my favorite Sucelt Coffee Shop in NYC today and noticed a sign on their tamales:
Venzuelan tamales
Colombian tamales
Panamanian tamamles
Pueto Rican tamales

I didn't have time to stop, but I was wondeing how these differ from Mexican. Does anyone know about such variants?