Many thanks to Zatan for this post. Picked up a dozen tamales this morning at La Favorita market which probably came out of the steamer an hour before I arrived as they were almost to hot to handle. These tamales I would call the... (17 replies, last updated by Infomaniac August 23, 2009)

give me a good feel?) Something about it being given to me like a roadside hotdog stand or the fact that it was hot and tasty over the corn makes me wonder when I will go back there again. But let’s be realistic now, who... (4 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team October 23, 2008)

If you like spicy and you haven’t tried Whole Foods, Santa Monica’s Machaca Tamale, you are in for a treat. Mucho picante! Not your regular size tamale, masa filled with beef brisket, New Mexico chilies, tomatoes,... (0 replies, last updated by Chef Dominique December 14, 2007)

I just returned from a trip to the Delta area of Mississippi where they have a unique style of hot tamales. There is even a web site devoted to them: tamaletrail.com. In years past I was able to buy them at Flossie’s but... (0 replies, last updated by Chuck May 28, 2006)

Anybody have a tamale recipe they want to share? My favorites are beef, and green-chile-with-cheese. (4 replies, last updated by mod'ern January 6, 2005)

I’m pretty sure you are thinking of Mama’s Hot Tamales Café, 2124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles; (213) 487-7474. (2 replies, last updated by neener-neener August 18, 2003)

Hi, I’m looking for great tamales so my boyfriend can try them. I’d like to limit this particular search to Manhattan, because while I am willing to traipse all over the city for food, he is less eager to do so. At a... (5 replies, last updated by mjps2 July 31, 2007)

-3517 (626) 444-0555 Mama’s Hot Tamales Café (Tamales) 2124 W Seventh St (Red Line at MacArthur Park) Los Angeles, CA 90057-4001 (213) 487-7474 (11 replies, last updated by Oro3030 January 28, 2006)

There is a woman who walks around Old City, selling fresh, homemade tamales out of a hot pot to restaurant workers. Although she only seems to have chicken tamales (choice of “spicy” or “not spicy,” but... (4 replies, last updated by gina June 26, 2008)

I have to agree with Paulomet, I highly recommend the tamale cart at 61st and Roosevelt, under the LIRR and 7 train. They sell some of the best tamales I’ve ever eaten. I also recommend trying their hot chocolate-like... (31 replies, last updated by fmogul October 28, 2009)

I just had THE best tamales ever...unfortunately, they were homemade by a Colombian woman who went back to Colombia. Where oh where can I find really good, homemade-like tamales around north Jersey? Ones that are not hot and... (3 replies, last updated by tamalegirl January 20, 2004)

Does anyone have recommendations for where to get tamales? I used to go to this street vendor on 8th Ave near Port Authority, but she seems to have disappeared. (5 replies, last updated by HowardL September 26, 2004)

I’ve been cooking Mexicam food for many years and have made some good Tamales in my time. I want to try to make them Southern US/Mississippi Style. The "Red Hots" of Barbecue country. I don’t know where to begin. Do... (5 replies, last updated by Nancy Berry March 5, 2006)

Brian, I know of plenty of places that make good tamales. Even some of the locally mass-produced ones (e.g., Dallas Tortilla Factory, La Popular, Luna’s, Hot Damn! Tamales, et al.) are of decent quality. (So far as I know,... (1 reply, last updated by Scott June 17, 2005)

a classic Oaxacan cowboy, and walks into the taverns with an Igloo cooler saying "hot tamales?" almost every night. I am not sure who makes them, but I fancy his mother, wife, and/or sister, none of whom speak English, assembling... (10 replies, last updated by CMC January 29, 2003)