Samba and tamale, signifyin and fufu, hora and matzoh ball, the gumbo of American culture is lush and tantalizing. |
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A second breakfast special exchanges the tamale for an empanada with beef, chicken or vegetable fillings. |
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The city also hosts a popular tamale festival, several powwows, and an arts festival. |
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Yours truly was a tiny bit too late for brekkie so we settled for one of the combo plates offered for lunch that included taco, flauta, enchilada and tamale. |
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Which makes it all the stranger that fast food giant McDonald's chose the day after the tamale festival to go to war with the humble snack. |
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Also, Calvin Trillin samples the hot tamale on the Delta. |
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Common dishes here include Chilehuates, similar to a tamale, stuffed chile peppers, and enchiladas. |
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These days, as people get busier and busier, many are skipping the tamale making and just cooking up this thick polentalike soup. |
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Yellowtail ceviche and 2001 Monte Xanic vina kristel will be followed by breast of chicken with fava bean mole and Michoacan tamale complemented by a 2000 Santa Tomas barbera. |
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