For my mother, spreading masa over corn husks at lightning speed, while singing along to Mexican ballads on the radio, is as familiar as breathing. It’s what Ida Vela does year after year during the ...

Is there an abuelita laboring over a basin of masa in the kitchen of Artesano Tamaleria? There is not. For the record: 3:09 p.m. Dec. 20, 2019A previous version of this story gave the incorrect price ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Years of dedication and hard work finally forced this Hot Tamale Machine into retirement. It wasn’t just the typical run-of-the-mill hot tamale machine either as it didn’t ...

Paola is a cooking writer and avid cook who wrote her very first recipe for a key lime cookie pie at age six. She is a proud Pata Salada— that’s Mexican coastal surf speak for a native of Puerto ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Juan Carlos Barajas, culinary director of the Indio International Tamale Festival happening in California's Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley in California is home to ...

Learn how to make authentic vegan tamales using homemade chili sauce, tender masa, and flavorful jackfruit filling inspired ...