🗳️ The great debate

Mexican tamales or Mississippi Delta hot tamales?

Fresh masa beaten with lard around red chile pork and steamed in corn husks, or small cornmeal tamales simmered in a spicy red broth in the Delta. Which one belongs on the Christmas table?

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🇲🇽 Mexico

Mexican tamales

Pork shoulder simmered down in a smooth guajillo chile sauce, wrapped in light, fluffy lard-beaten masa and steamed upright in corn husks, the central Mexican way.

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🇺🇸 United States

Delta hot tamales

Small, spicy beef tamales with a gritty cornmeal dough, tied in bundles and simmered upright in a pot of seasoned water, then served with the juice thickened into a sauce.

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