Compared to the typical Latin American tamale, the Mississippi Delta’s iteration is smaller, spicier, meatier and often simmered rather than steamed. Here are some of the best places to try them
Compared to the typical Latin American tamale — a corn-based mixture steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf — the Mississippi Delta’s iteration is smaller, spicier, meatier and often simmered rather than steamed. Some say the dish came from Mexican migrants or soldiers in the Mexican American war; its origins may lie in Native American cuisine, or hail from the African dish, kush — cornbread hash. The flavours are as varied as the backstory — here are some of the best places to try them.
She credits her aunt with the recipe: a hearty combination of beef, chicken fat and cumin. Leave space to try the pies, too — particularly the half sweet potato, half pecan. Mississippi native Cole Ellis’s butcher’s shop, restaurant, bar and grocer specialises in Southern foods, plating refined regional cuisine including tamales stewed in stock, served in the rich-bodied broth. Short on time? The grocery sells them vacuum-packed.
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