Originally Posted by
silverthief2
Glad to hear your adventure was (mostly) a success. I can get most of the basics at Safeway, but there is also a bodega in Shaw that carries spices and some other ingredients similar to what I grew up with in New Mexico, which differ in some slight ways from original Mexico.
Anyhow, when I go home for Xmas in 3 weeks, I'll be asking about family tamale techniques.
Thanks, st. I steamed a couple of the tamales yesterday and they tasted pretty good--better than when I first made them. The rest are in the freezer. For now.
I popped into the local Harris-Teeter grocery store yesterday and they also have Maseca para Tamales, so that makes a clean sweep for all of the grocery stores within a mile or two of my humble abode.
I might do the tortilla experience tomorrow. I'd like to replicate the fine tortilla-chip stylings of chips from
La Fortaleza (a family owned tortilla factory) located at 525 North Ford Boulevard in LA. I get their chips at Costco when I'm in San Diego, but that's about as far as they ship them.
I look forward to any family tamale techniques you may bring back with you. Have a great trip home!