On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 09:26:56 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>A convenience store attached to a gas station on St. Helena used to
>prepare and serve hot breakfast and lunch six days a week. One of the
>things on the lunch menu was pork or chicken tamales. They were made
>fresh daily, steamed in banana leaves (as opposed to corn husks). After
>many years, the place went belly-up. The gas pumps are gone, the store
>is closed. No more fresh tamales.
>
>I took a chance and bought Goya brand frozen pork tamales at the grocery
>store. Don't waste your money! Pork, you say? I sure can't see it.
>Maybe I'm supposed to pretend those miniscule pink flecks in a mass of
>masa dough are pork.
>
>I'd complain to the company but all that would get me is a coupon for
>more crappy tamales. If you like tamales you'll be sadly disappointed.
>
>And before anyone suggests it, I won't be making them from scratch. I
>did that once just for grins. They were delicious! but it's a *very*
>tedious process.
>
>Jill

There isn't any commonly found brand of frozen Mexican tamales or
burritos that is worth the energy needed to heat them. My daughter
sends us a box of frozen tamales from The Tucson Tamale Company.
https://tucsontamale.com/ They're pretty good. The ratio of
filling to masa is good, the fillings are tasty.
Janet US