[Wooleybooger]

Another Louisiana thing I'd forgotten about. In the town of Zwolle. La (say Zwally)

Zwolle Hot Tamales Recipe

This October Recipe of the Month is brought to you by Louisiana Kitchen and Culture Magazine and the Zwolle Tamale Festival. The hot tamale is the star of the three-day Zwolle Tamale Fiesta held in Zwolle, Louisana. The festival is a celebration of the area’s Spanish and Native American...

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I lived in Shreveport for 2 1/2 years and only went thru this little town south of Shreveport once and didn't get any tamales.
If you are wondering WTH tamales are doing in Louisiana well Mexican food spread up the Mississippi river with the Mexican migrant farm workers. Native Americans were also known to have made masa and tamales.

 

[Two knots]

I’m not sure about tamales…I’ve made a lot of Mexican food, by just winging it.
You cook tamales in corn husks?

 

[Wooleybooger]

I’m not sure about tamales…I’ve made a lot of Mexican food, by just winging it.
You cook tamales in corn husks?

Yes. There are lots of vids on YT about making tamales. My thoughts on making them? Unless you are a dedicated tamale eater and have lots of help, Don't, find a brand you like and buy them. This video leave out preparing the meat and the red sauce.

 

[Shane R]

Mexicans cook tamales in corn husks. Most of Central and South America uses a banana leaf and makes a more robust tamale than what fits in a corn husk.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Mexicans cook tamales in corn husks. Most of Central and South America uses a banana leaf and makes a more robust tamale than what fits in a corn husk.

Yes and the banana leaf will add some flavor to the tamale.

 

[PickyPrincess]

Everything I learned about cooking Mexican food came from my neighbors and friends' families growing up. None of them ever made tamales without it being an event; it's called a tamalada.

How to Throw a Tamalada

The Party As at most holiday functions, there’s no escaping your kin at a tamalada, or tamale-making party. For generations, Latinos have gathered

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Tamales are frigging amazing, but I suggest, as did @Wooleybooger, find yourself a local dealer source. Can you make them without extra hands? Yes. But it's a lot of work, and many hands make light work.

 

[PickyPrincess]

Another Louisiana thing I'd forgotten about. In the town of Zwolle. La (say Zwally)

Zwolle Hot Tamales Recipe

This October Recipe of the Month is brought to you by Louisiana Kitchen and Culture Magazine and the Zwolle Tamale Festival. The hot tamale is the star of the three-day Zwolle Tamale Fiesta held in Zwolle, Louisana. The festival is a celebration of the area’s Spanish and Native American...

www.louisianatravel.com

I love the idea of using Cajun seasoning in them!

I remember the first tamale I ate that had black olives in it. The Tex-Mex side of me was thrown for a loop. It, however, was made by the Grandmother of a friend of mine who lived in California and had come from that side of Mexico. Black olives were traditional in her tamales.