Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It’s called the chepil tamal, made with a key ingredient in Oaxacan cooking, the chepil, an herb with tiny leaves that comes from a ...

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Using tongs, briefly toast the guajillo chiles over an open flame or in a cast-iron skillet until fragrant, about 5 seconds per side. Transfer the chiles to a blender. Add 2 cups of the hot water and ...

Tamales rate among the essential staple foods of Southern California. At major bus stops and along the bustling food corridors in Latin communities across the region, a decent tamal is never very far.

About a year and half ago Friend of the Food Chain Peter Engler, the world’s foremost authority on the Mother-in-Law sandwich, told GrubStreet (nee MenuPages) about a variant of the legendary tamale ...

Some say you should avoid talking about politics with family around the holidays. Those people have never been around a group of Latinos debating whether the singular word for tamales is "tamal" or ...