"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> 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

Texas Tamales are good too.