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[TOM f'N CRUISE]

wtf ^^^ :lol

 

[Lonely1]

Yeah sometimes it's frustrating for us Mexicans living in Mexico to see bastardized recipes presented as "the real thang"; I can get behind some adaptation for the American palate, but damn...'tho I will eat anything including the tamales tom cruz posted.

edit: Lonely1, tortas de tamal? really? uggghh...

Yeah, so much calories. But they are sooo good.

 

[Barbacoatl]

Yeah, so much calories. But they are sooo good.

Not a fan. It's a dish suited for Xzibit. Tasty 'tho.

 

[Lonely1]

Not a fan. It's a dish suited for Xzibit. Tasty 'tho.

Is just a regular (well made) tamal inside a bolillo. What's there's to dislike? Other than the obscenely high calorie count, of course.

 

[Barbacoatl]

Is just a regular (well made) tamal inside a bolillo. What's there's to dislike? Other than the obscenely high calorie count, of course.

Not hating, it's just that the few couple of times I've attempted to munch on one I ended with a dislocated jaw.

 

[Verano]

Never eat tamales of the street or some restaurants. The best tamales are done at home.

 

[leroidys]

Tacos de Chilorio > Gorditas de Asiento > Tamales > Everything else

damn regulus stop making me so hungry! no good mexican food in my corner of washington

 

[TheKaeptain]

Wrong. Tamales need to be cocked with the sauce, so the masa acquires the taste. And is that cheese, onion and tomato? ugh... Pico de gallo doesn't mix with other sauces. if well made, it should stand on its own. No wonder the OP dislikes USA's tamales.

This is more like it:

I want that inside me...

 

[Tabz]

They call you kingofkong at work?

 

[∀ Narayan]

Fuck you, pork tamales are awesome.

Yep. My mum makes these along with a green chili + cheddar cheese variation. They're delicious.

Wrong. Tamales need to be cocked with the sauce, so the masa acquires the taste. And is that cheese, onion and tomato? ugh... Pico de gallo doesn't mix with other sauces. if well made, it should stand on its own. No wonder the OP dislikes USA's tamales.

This is more like it:

My family isn't even mexican, and we make them like the ones in your pic. Awesome stuff. :lol

 

[JDeluis]

The only ones that suck are the mexican tamales. They're dry and they never put enough meat in them. You need to try some tamales from El Salvador.

 

[Verano]

My family isn't even mexican, and we make them like the ones in your pic. :lol

da fuck is that?? Im mexican and never seen tamales done like that ever...
that looks ugly...

 

[Rocket Punch]

I don't know where you guys live but those two pictures of tamales are nothing like the real thing.

The lowly tamal is not much to look at but when in your mouth and prepared by the right person it can match, ever surpass the most amazing orgasm ever experienced.

 

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[Verano]

The only ones that suck are the mexican tamales. They're dry and they never put enough meat in them. You need to try some tamales from El Salvador.

That's what I think about your pupusas. mexican pupusas>>>salvi pupusas

 

[∀ Narayan]

^^^ We make them like that, too.

 

[Jobiensis]

big-ass-slimy-tamale.jpg

That is exactly what they look like, and they taste as horrible as they look.

 

[JDeluis]

That's what I think about your pupusas. mexican pupusas>>>salvi pupusas

Mexican pupusas? Everybody calls those gorditas.

 

[Rocket Punch]

Pupusas are from El Salvador. Wanna start a war over it?

 

[Barbacoatl]

I had pupusas once, for me it was just like eating corn gorditas. Good, but nothing to brag about in a tamales thread.

 

[Jea Song]

You don't have to like tamales. I'v yet to find someone who doesn't. In fact, I don't know anyone who dislikes mexican food period. I mean, everyone loves mexican food. It's the American way!

 

[JDeluis]

Pupusas are from El Salvador. Wanna start a war over it?

Dude! That's why I said that there is no such thing as mexican pupusas.

 

[Rocket Punch]

I had pupusas once, for me it was just like eating corn gorditas. Good, but nothing to brag about in a tamales thread.

You probably ate a badly prepared pupusa, if in Mexico that's not a surprise.

Dude! That's why I said that there is no such thing as mexican pupusas.

That wasn't for you

 

[Barbacoatl]

You probably ate a badly prepared pupusa, if in Mexico that's not a surprise.

It wasn't bad at all. It was a Salvadorean family joint, for what it's worth. They even had the vinegar and stuff.

Can't we just get along with our food differences?

 

[Rocket Punch]

It wasn't bad at all. It was a Salvadorean family joint, for what it's worth. They even had the vinegar and stuff.

Can't we just get along with our food differences?

No, let's fight

 

[Alucrid]

So where can I get a good tamale over here on the east coast?

 

[Persona7]

I hate it when people over use the corn stuff and you bite into it and you get a huge chunk of that gross texture in your mouth.

 

[∀ Narayan]

So where can I get a good tamale over here on the east coast?

:lol Make them.

I hate it when people over use the corn stuff and you bite into it and you get a huge chunk of that gross texture in your mouth.

Tamales without masa aren't tamales, though.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

I'm going to get fucking stuffed on tamales this coming week. And every single time I am holding my fork up high with a huge chunk of tamal, I am going to remember this thread and smile.

 

[Rewrite]

You have the worst taste ever.

 

[Tornado Condor]

da fuck is that?? Im mexican and never seen tamales done like that ever...
that looks ugly...

Seriously, the fuck is that.

 

[Rewrite]

I also hadn't seen that torta tamal ever before in my entire life. WTF? :lol

 

[MustacheBandit_]

They also give me heartburn like a mofo. I don't know how anybody could like these detestable food items.

 

[nomster]

And I don't know what you're talking about, casseroles are the shit.

If you like casseroles you aren't qualified to have an opinion on tamales.

Signed,
Minister of Opinions

 

[gimmmick]

I've never heard of Tamales being a Christmas tradition

You don't live in the west coast.

And fuck you OP, Mexican food is awesome. I love tamales.

 

[MustacheBandit_]

If you like casseroles you aren't qualified to have an opinion on tamales.

Signed,
Minister of Opinions

Dude, casseroles are amazing. My family makes this casserole that has hash browns, sausage, bacon, cheese, and corn flakes on the top. They bake it and it comes out like a tray of heaven. Shit's amazing. Blows all these shitty tamale pictures out the window.

Bring on the 'white people' gifs.

And listen, just because I don't like tamales, doesn't mean I don't like mexican food. Mexican food is my favorite. I just don't like tamales.

 

[KidA Seven]

I also hadn't seen that torta tamal ever before in my entire life. WTF? :lol

Same here. The mom is making tamales right now and I'm eating posole.

Fuck yes.

 

[CRS]

Chicken (with veggies) tamales > Pork tamales

To the people who like pork tamales, do they still have bones in them? I fucking hate that shit. My family doesn't leave them in but I have friends' families that do.

 

[Rorschach]

I live in Colorado which is like Mexican central and I have never seen Tamales served at X-Mas, Chili on the other hand

I bet seeing a few Mexicans together freaks you out. "Fuck, we're being overrun! This is like Mexican central!"

 

[Verano]

I also hadn't seen that torta tamal ever before in my entire life. WTF? :lol

must be white people's freaky version of tamale....
:lol

Bolillo and tamales are to be eaten separate...not together.

Man, jus thinkin about bolillos makes me hungry..prolly get a 2 dozen of them tomorrow for the Noche Buena and drink some sweetened canela.

 

[Barbacoatl]

Tortas de tamal are more prevalent around Mexico City. Seeing as most of you mexiguys claim to never seen one I gather you haven't been there?

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Tortas de tamal are more prevalent around Mexico City. Seeing as most of you mexiguys claim to never seen one I gather you haven't been there?

Guajolotas, cabrones.

Spoiler

Never had one, btw.

 

[SaintZ]

To the people who like pork tamales, do they still have bones in them? I fucking hate that shit. My family doesn't leave them in but I have friends' families that do.

I've never seen a pork tamal with bones. Ever.

Bolillo and tamales are to be eaten separate...not together.

This. Dough + Flour = EW. Torta de Tamal is like, an abomination.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

You realize you're not supposed to eat the corn husks right?

 

[Iksenpets]

I will take all the tamales you don't want. They're the best part of Christmas in the Southwest. We may not get snow, but dammit we get tamales.

 

[Verano]

I've never seen a pork tamal with bones. Ever.

He's prolly mistaken it for chicken. I;ve eaten a few chicken tamales that had a few bones with them.
Also, chicken tamales>>>>puerco...I don't like how it taste in a tamale.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I will take all the tamales you don't want. They're the best part of Christmas in the Southwest. We may not get snow, but dammit we get tamales.

I find it hard to disagree with a dolphin pointing a gun at my head.

 

[Rewrite]

Tortas de tamal are more prevalent around Mexico City. Seeing as most of you mexiguys claim to never seen one I gather you haven't been there?

I've only been to Guanajuato, Mexico and not once did I see a torta de tamal there. This is my first time hearing about it.

I've never seen a pork tamal with bones. Ever.

Me neither.

 

[Persona7]

:lol Make them.


Tamales without masa aren't tamales, though.

Yeah brah, but many times the masa to meat ratio is like 80:20 and it is pretty gross

 

[Lonely1]

da fuck is that?? Im mexican and never seen tamales done like that ever...
that looks ugly...

That's why they look like out of the streets in Mexico City. Guajolotas. M...

Also, fried tamales.