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Hot tamales

A type of spicy tamale originating in the Mississippi Delta area that is made from corn meal instead of masa

Hot tamales
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Recipes

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Southern Foodways' Mississippi Delta Hot Tamales

Among the more curious dishes in The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook are these Mississippi Delta Hot Tamales. There are many takes on the story, but they all have something to do with Mexican laborers migrating north from Texas to pick cotton...
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New Orleans-Style Hot Tamales

New Orleans Tamales? But Aren’t Tamales Mexican? “New Orleans-Style Hot Tamales” might seem like a strange combination of words, especially if you are familiar with Mexican tamales. But, I assure you, there is such a thing as New Orleans Hot Tamales. Let...
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XTRAS: Tamale Recipe | Southern Foodways Alliance - Southern Foodways Alliance

Tamale recipes vary from place to place, person to person. In the Mississippi Delta, no two people make hot tamales exactly the same...

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