Tasting Table talked to chef and cookbook author Rick Martinez, who shared his expert tips for making masa at home for the best, fluffiest tamales. By the way, the correct name in Spanish is tamal ...

Tamale-makers rushed them out to street corners ... I realized for the first time that stuffing endless clumps of leaden cornmeal, masa and fatty ground meat into my unprepared stomach was ...

As they folded the masa packets into tamales, they discussed what they are going to cook for dinner on Christmas Eve, and later their shared dream of starting a business together. The members of ...