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DEL.ICIO.USWhere are the Best Tamales?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Each August I venture to Jonesboro to eat at La Oaxaquena Taqueria — a little hole in the wall on Tara Boulevard with the best Mexican food this side of the border. The Oaxacan wonders at this tiny taqueria are the stuff cravings are made of: Tlayudas, the giant, hand-shaped corn tortillas topped with savory beans and spicy chorizo, strings of queso fresco and fresh avocado, with loads of lettuce, tomato and fresh salsas dipped up from a buffet table, or the gorditas with their thick corn tortillas and shredded pork.
Lately it’s the tamales, wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and steamed to savory perfection, that have me up in the middle of the night looking in the fridge for leftovers…
Where are your favorite tamales?
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By Lily Toad
August 28, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this
LaCasita Cantina in East Atlanta. Not traditional — you can even get bean tamales.
By DYJ
August 29, 2007 8:43 AM | Link to this
The Tamale Factory in Albuquerque, NM.
By Adam
August 29, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this
Los Hermanos in Tucker. Made fresh by the owner’s mother on Fridays and Saturdays.
By ronald
August 29, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this
If you have not been to Uncle Julio’s Casa Grande in Buckhead you have not had the best tamale’s. Check them out and the rest of the menue is fanastic too!
By TEX-MEX COLONEL
August 29, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this
PEDRO’S TAMALES - LUBBUCK TEXAS 1-800-522-9531 MADE OUT OF SIRLOIN. WWW.TAMALE.COM
By TEX-MEX COLONEL
August 29, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this
PEDRO’S TAMALES - LUBBUCK TEXAS 1-800-522-9531 MADE OUT OF SIRLOIN.