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Post by monbla256 on Sept 30, 2018 21:08:06 GMT -5
My all time fave are the Tamales I get from a street vendor that goes thru my nieghborhood. I live in the Bario so we have a Mercado that sells the best Tacos ever also !  The Tamale Ladies from San Luis, CO come to this area. Sadly, they do not stop be here. Can you imagine warm tamales brought to your door? The guy who comes to my neighborhood, his names Renaldo, rides a tricycle cart with an insulated box that steers the cart and holds the warm tamales . He has a row of bells on the box to ring as he comes up the street when I hear his bells I go ut the front door and hail him and I get my tamales right at my door ! |
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Post by trailboss on Sept 30, 2018 21:12:24 GMT -5
I saw a woman selling tamales from a cooler box.... they are too cheap to buy from a restaurant that is licensed than to risk buying off the street. Plus, I can get them from friends that I know.
Ain’t buying seafood out of the back of a pickup neither.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 30, 2018 21:25:12 GMT -5
I saw a woman selling tamales from a cooler box.... they are too cheap to buy from a restaurant that is licensed than to risk buying off the street. Plus, I can get them from friends that I know. Ain’t buying seafood out of the back of a pickup neither. Tamale Ladies are a northern New Mexico and southern Colorado tradition. |
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Post by trailboss on Sept 30, 2018 21:33:21 GMT -5
I saw a woman selling tamales from a cooler box.... they are too cheap to buy from a restaurant that is licensed than to risk buying off the street. Plus, I can get them from friends that I know. Ain’t buying seafood out of the back of a pickup neither. Tamale Ladies are a northern New Mexico and southern Colorado tradition. They are here too. But then again, I get them from friends. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 30, 2018 22:11:17 GMT -5
I don't each much fast foot anymore, but I would have to go with "Raising Canes" and "Chick Fil A." When I can get it, I also love "In N Out" burgers. Chik Fil A finally came to New York City. Only took them seventy years.
I used to have to drag my coworkers to a Chik Fil A on every business trip out of the city. Now I can hide my shame and eat it locally  Too bad it's not keto-friendly. I've been on keto for a few days short of a year. While I love Chick-Fil-A, I love being skinny more. Next time you eat there, raise a sandwich for me...please  |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Sept 30, 2018 22:23:04 GMT -5
In Ireland, supermacs. Can't beat it.
In the USA, I love steak and shake. Really cool diner atmosphere and great food and better desserts.
In thailand, street food vendors for sure
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 4:37:54 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby.
Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable.
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Post by Robert Perkins on Oct 1, 2018 6:32:25 GMT -5
This is bad. This is very bad. Breakfast: - just about anything from a non-affiliated taco stand
- sausage egg and cheese biscuits from McDonalds
- breakfast burritos from Taco Cabana
- half dozen glazed donuts and two kolaches from Shipley's Donuts
Lunch and Dinner - just about anything from a non-affiliated taco stand
- a half dozen tacos from Jack in the Box
- Whopper-with-Cheese from Burger King
- Quarter-Pounder-with-Cheese from McDonalds
For those of you who've never been to the Southwestern US or Mexico, this is kinda what a taco stand looks like.  Generally speaking, the more people you see eating there, the better the food. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 1, 2018 9:20:38 GMT -5
This is bad. This is very bad. Breakfast: - just about anything from a non-affiliated taco stand
- sausage egg and cheese biscuits from McDonalds
- breakfast burritos from Taco Cabana
- half dozen glazed donuts and two kolaches from Shipley's Donuts
Lunch and Dinner - just about anything from a non-affiliated taco stand
- a half dozen tacos from Jack in the Box
- Whopper-with-Cheese from Burger King
- Quarter-Pounder-with-Cheese from McDonalds
For those of you who've never been to the Southwestern US or Mexico, this is kinda what a taco stand looks like. Generally speaking, the more people you see eating there, the better the food. Believe me, I love some McD's biscuits, but if you have a Hardee's or Carl's Jr. around, give theirs a try. If I have the option, I go with Hardee's for their biscuit sandwiches. |
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Post by Robert Perkins on Oct 1, 2018 10:30:22 GMT -5
Believe me, I love some McD's biscuits, but if you have a Hardee's or Carl's Jr. around, give theirs a try. If I have the option, I go with Hardee's for their biscuit sandwiches. I will have to give those a try. Thanks for the tip.  |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Oct 1, 2018 15:38:46 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable. Always found it a bit amusing given Ireland's long history with the United States that North American Hispanic food never caught on in Ireland much. Now Indian Chinese thats another story of course.
You know in Thailand there are Mexican restaurants literally EVERYWHERE... and only foreigners on holiday eat in them. But as a latin food addict, its a nice thing to have around in Siam.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 16:11:24 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable. Always found it a bit amusing given Ireland's long history with the United States that North American Hispanic food never caught on in Ireland much. Now Indian Chinese thats another story of course.
You know in Thailand there are Mexican restaurants literally EVERYWHERE... and only foreigners on holiday eat in them. But as a latin food addict, its a nice thing to have around in Siam.
Chinese is everywhere here. Mexican is scarce... Except there's now a big push on burrito bars. They are hugely successful with queues running down the street, so perhaps times are changing. The place is now ripe for a taco bell. |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 1, 2018 17:06:45 GMT -5
Carl’s Jr. has pretty good biscuit sandwiches on the breakfast menu, they make the dough daily and roll it out.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 1, 2018 17:51:03 GMT -5
Always found it a bit amusing given Ireland's long history with the United States that North American Hispanic food never caught on in Ireland much. Now Indian Chinese thats another story of course.
You know in Thailand there are Mexican restaurants literally EVERYWHERE... and only foreigners on holiday eat in them. But as a latin food addict, its a nice thing to have around in Siam.
Chinese is everywhere here. Mexican is scarce... Except there's now a big push on burrito bars. They are hugely successful with queues running down the street, so perhaps times are changing. The place is now ripe for a taco bell. Maybe they will chase out some of that nasty Indian food. 🤠😎 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 1, 2018 17:52:09 GMT -5
We have a family tamale shack at the entrance to our neighborhood. My freezer stays well stocked.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 17:59:44 GMT -5
We have a family tamale shack at the entrance to our neighborhood. My freezer stays well stocked. Ron, here in NC I’ve been to the “ top rated “ authentic Mexican restaurants.....not good. Only place to get an authentic burrito, chimichanga or tamale is this very tiny restaurant in the College town of Chapel Hill, not far from UNC. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 18:04:31 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Too funny. I've been eating tamales as long as I can remember. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 1, 2018 19:30:56 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable. I make them. There is a good bit of faffing about, but they're worth it. Though, you might be hard pressed to get the right Masa flour over there. If you can, though, it's a good Saturday project. Edit: you could probably substitute parchment paper for the corn husks. The purists would chide me for that, but you make do with what you have |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 1, 2018 21:30:49 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable. I make them. There is a good bit of faffing about, but they're worth it. Though, you might be hard pressed to get the right Masa flour over there. If you can, though, it's a good Saturday project. Edit: you could probably substitute parchment paper for the corn husks. The purists would chide me for that, but you make do with what you have Never made them but maybe I should. I grew up with "Red's Tamales" in San Francisco as a boy. Big chunks of roast turkey in red chili wrapped in a huge corn meal husk. Were they ever good. "Tuesday is Red's Tamale Day". That was their slogan. Sponsors of the S.F. Giants. My family did our part!!!! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 2, 2018 2:27:38 GMT -5
I had to look up Tamales...interesting dish. I read a recipe but it looks like slightly too much faffing about for my liking. I'm also not sure where I'd get corn husks either. I'm sure a Chinese supermarket would have them, but there are none nearby. Still, now I'm a little more knowledgable. I make them. There is a good bit of faffing about, but they're worth it. Though, you might be hard pressed to get the right Masa flour over there. If you can, though, it's a good Saturday project. Edit: you could probably substitute parchment paper for the corn husks. The purists would chide me for that, but you make do with what you have Good to know. Perhaps it's something to do with the children... Although they'd never eat it. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 2, 2018 7:37:10 GMT -5
 You Living in Baton Rouge I used to take the family over on North Street to I Believe Delpets Tamale shack, little clean place, white roll paper on every table, kids loved it, we pigged out, I believe it was one of their favorite places and mine. The only other place they loved was the A&W root beer place, that’s because they had a pinball machine and I let them play for 20$ worth of quarters, when they were out that was it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 8:08:23 GMT -5
Here in NC in the Mexican food isle you can find canned tamales, they don’t sell. Tha Latino community here is smart👍👍. So, no way would I think of trying tamales from a can!!
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 2, 2018 15:58:09 GMT -5
Here in NC in the Mexican food isle you can find canned tamales, they don’t sell. Tha Latino community here is smart👍👍. So, no way would I think of trying tamales from a can!! One of the benifits of living in the Bario is the Mercados. They all have a lunch counter where you can get "real" Mexican food, not Taco Bell !! I have two close to me and both make fresh, great Tamales every day. The bakery makes great Bollilos on which I put my Barbaqoa on to make a sandwich. Muy bueno |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 16:03:59 GMT -5
Here in NC in the Mexican food isle you can find canned tamales, they don’t sell. Tha Latino community here is smart👍👍. So, no way would I think of trying tamales from a can!! One of the benifits of living in the Bario is the Mercados. They all have a lunch counter where you can get "real" Mexican food, not Taco Bell !! I have two close to me and both make fresh, great Tamales every day. The bakery makes great Bollilos on which I put my Barbaqoa on to make a sandwich. Muy bueno Okay, okay....just rub it in!! Do you ship.....lol |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 2, 2018 18:14:17 GMT -5
Here in NC in the Mexican food isle you can find canned tamales, they don’t sell. Tha Latino community here is smart👍👍. So, no way would I think of trying tamales from a can!! In a word, CRAP |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 2, 2018 18:40:31 GMT -5
I make them. There is a good bit of faffing about, but they're worth it. Though, you might be hard pressed to get the right Masa flour over there. If you can, though, it's a good Saturday project. Edit: you could probably substitute parchment paper for the corn husks. The purists would chide me for that, but you make do with what you have Good to know. Perhaps it's something to do with the children... Although they'd never eat it. It's usually the boiling of the hog's head that puts them off. But they taste soooo gooooood! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 2, 2018 18:42:35 GMT -5
Here in NC in the Mexican food isle you can find canned tamales, they don’t sell. Tha Latino community here is smart👍👍. So, no way would I think of trying tamales from a can!! In a word, CRAP We used them when I was a kid and didn't know any better. They aren't bad if you don't have any other access to tamales. Stocking up a hunting cabin, a sailboat, etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 18:44:11 GMT -5
We used them when I was a kid and didn't know any better. They aren't bad if you don't have any other access to tamales. Stocking up a hunting cabin, a sailboat, etc. Or clogging up the toilet....lol |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 2, 2018 18:49:06 GMT -5
We used them when I was a kid and didn't know any better. They aren't bad if you don't have any other access to tamales. Stocking up a hunting cabin, a sailboat, etc. I guess if you didn't have real ones then canned is better than none |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 2, 2018 18:51:26 GMT -5
We used them when I was a kid and didn't know any better. They aren't bad if you don't have any other access to tamales. Stocking up a hunting cabin, a sailboat, etc. Or clogging up the toilet....lol No, none of that. It's easy to be snobbish about food when you have a lot of choices. Heat a can, put some Austex Chili and some cheese and onions on it and you will have a better meat than you can get at most fast food joints. I have homemade beef and pork, spinach cheese and chicken, and bean and cheese in the freezer. They are made fresh daily and sold at a little shack down the street. $10/ dozen hot, 3 dozen for $25 frozen. Good straight up without any toppings. But we are lucky. |
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