Holiday Tamales From Cantina Loredo
CANTINA LAREDO MODERN MEXICAN OFFERS A DIFFERENT KIND OF HOLIDAY TRADITION: TAMALES!
Palm Beach Gardens and Hallandale (December 12, 2013)—In Mexico, tamales are standard fare for Christmas dinner. In keeping with that tradition, Cantina Laredo Modern Mexican will feature chicken or beef holiday tamales for $16.95 for a dozen. Orders will be available for pick-up on Monday, December 23rd and Tuesday, December 24th. Cantina Laredo is located at The Village at Gulfstream, 501 Silks Run, Hallandale, Florida, 954-457-7662 and at 4635 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, 561-622-1223. For more information, visit www.cantinalaredo.com . About Tamales In its most basic form, a tamale is a dumpling made of masa (hominy flour) dough filled with meats, vegetables, cheese, nuts or fruits, and then steamed in a natural wrapper (typically a corn husk or banana leaf). It’s not clear exactly how old the tamale is, but by the time the Spanish explorers made contact with the Aztecs, the tamale (derived from the Nahuatl word tamalli) was reportedly as common and diverse in form as the sandwich is today, and used as a portable food by hunters and warriors. Even earlier, the Mayans depicted tamales in a variety of forms in murals and on ceramics dating back over 2000 years; by comparison, Christmas pudding is a culinary newcomer at a mere 600 years old. No one is entirely certain how tamales came to be associated with Christmas, but the general explanation is this: no one wants to go through the effort of making them more than once, so you might as well do it for the biggest meal of the year. Tamales also fulfill an important Christmas food function: they make your house smell incredible. (Tamales information from The Lonely Planet)
Read MorePalm Beach Gardens and Hallandale (December 12, 2013)—In Mexico, tamales are standard fare for Christmas dinner. In keeping with that tradition, Cantina Laredo Modern Mexican will feature chicken or beef holiday tamales for $16.95 for a dozen. Orders will be available for pick-up on Monday, December 23rd and Tuesday, December 24th. Cantina Laredo is located at The Village at Gulfstream, 501 Silks Run, Hallandale, Florida, 954-457-7662 and at 4635 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, 561-622-1223. For more information, visit www.cantinalaredo.com . About Tamales In its most basic form, a tamale is a dumpling made of masa (hominy flour) dough filled with meats, vegetables, cheese, nuts or fruits, and then steamed in a natural wrapper (typically a corn husk or banana leaf). It’s not clear exactly how old the tamale is, but by the time the Spanish explorers made contact with the Aztecs, the tamale (derived from the Nahuatl word tamalli) was reportedly as common and diverse in form as the sandwich is today, and used as a portable food by hunters and warriors. Even earlier, the Mayans depicted tamales in a variety of forms in murals and on ceramics dating back over 2000 years; by comparison, Christmas pudding is a culinary newcomer at a mere 600 years old. No one is entirely certain how tamales came to be associated with Christmas, but the general explanation is this: no one wants to go through the effort of making them more than once, so you might as well do it for the biggest meal of the year. Tamales also fulfill an important Christmas food function: they make your house smell incredible. (Tamales information from The Lonely Planet)
