Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

A Conference on Tamales and Atoles: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Them

By Rachel Laudan March 23, 2023 Mexican Food 4 Comments

There’s a conference today on tamales and atoles. Tamales, dumplings of ground corn (maize), usually enclosing a tasty little morsel, and usually wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, have…

Tamales: From The Cause of Crime to the Cause of Celebration at Candelaria

By Rachel Laudan February 2, 2016 Food History, Mexican Food 6 Comments

In Mexico, Candelaria is an important holiday. Above all, it’s the day for tamales, steamed, usually stuffed maize dumplings (unlike in the United States where tamales are now for Christmas).…

And while we’re on the subject of tamales

By Rachel Laudan February 4, 2011 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food 3 Comments

For those who read Spanish, here’s a Power Point Presentation that you might find amusing. Los Tamales

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