3 1/2 c. Make the masa mixture: In a large bowl, add the masa harina. Dissolve the salt in the hot water and add to the masa harina. Mix well until there are no dry patches. Set aside for 20 to 30 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Claudia Alarcón covers food, drinks and travel in places near and far. Tamales are one of the most iconic foods of Mexico. These ...

Unwrapped tamale and pile of wrapped tamales - Sergio Hayashi/Shutterstock Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up ...

Simply translated, masa — the foundation for every perfect tortilla, tostada, tamale, pozole, arepa and gordita — means dough. It unites North and South America, defying any one cultural identity.

Learn to make a vegetarian tamales recipe by using vegetable oil in the masa for a smooth dough that is easier to spread on the corn husks when assembling the tamales. A majority of the tamale recipes ...

“These are likely the last tamales I will ever make,” my aunt and godmother Vicky says as she hands me bags filled with four varieties. This may not be a heartfelt prediction: In fact, Tia Vicky has ...

Tradition. It's a word that gets thrown around quite a bit during the holidays -- honoring them, creating new ones and sharing them with friends and family. Inevitably, many of these traditions center ...

DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- It's that time of year when many Latino families are loading up on a golden item: masa dough for tamales. Many customers are turning to a popular Los Angeles grocery chain, ...

In pre-Columbian Mexico, women invented tamales as a portable, satisfying food to feed the roaming armies of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan tribes. But this ancient form of ''take-out'' is also one of the ...