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    Cult Favorite Delia’s Tamales Opens In San Antonio

    A tamale shop in the Texas valley near the border has a cult following for their fair. The woman behind the store opened her first shop with less than a $100 in her pocket, as the story goes, then built the business on its excellence. Many people in the past have told how they have often driven the hours from here to the valley just to bring home dozens of tamales for friends and the freezer.

    The store opened its first place outside the original location here in San Antonio yesterday...the freeway service road was stacked up with cars of people waiting for it to open by 3:00 A.M. that morning. My city is predominately Mexican origin in population and tamales and Menudo (a popular Mexican tripe & hominy soup) are wildly popular. There are many varieties of tamales from pork (the most popular) to sweet ones.

    I love good tamales...menudo, not so much...so once the rush subsides a bit, we will surely give this joint a try.

    https://www.ksat.com/sa-live/2020/07...-opens-friday/

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    https://deliastamales.com/menu/
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    Having heard from her today, I know Puffy still reads these pages so this sounds like a place she would make a special trip to visit......Ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    Having heard from her today, I know Puffy still reads these pages so this sounds like a place she would make a special trip to visit......Ben
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    I have a freezer full of green chili chicken tamales I brought back from my last trip to Mexico.... Yumm!

    They make the perfect meal when you have surprise guest...

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    I love a good tamale. I am sure they don't compare to the one's made out there but our local Mexican restaurant serves some pretty good ones. I love to smother them in queso.
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    Chili con queso is my preferred addition to good pork tamales. Chili con queso is not a Mexican dish, it is a Tex-Mex dish, so many of the more authentic Mexican food joints around here do not have chili con queso available. They may have queso flambado or other Mexican cheese options, but those are not suitable imho.

    My look at the menu for Dalia’s did not reveal a chili con queso option, but one photo showed a plate of tamales with chili con carne on them, but chili con carne is not showing on the menu either. Sam’s and Costco both have some good White Chili Con Queso tubs that I enhance with a few goodies & dandies.
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    I have made them at home several time with good results. The Insta Pot does a great job steaming them.
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    I like tamales a lot. Just plain is fine with me, or with Chili Con Carne.

    I was talking tamales with a Hispanic (actual Mexican born) co-worker a long time ago. I told him I sometimes made sandwiches with them using white bread and mayo. He said Hispanics did the same. Sorry, Joe!
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    We made them once with a housekeeper showing the way. They were great and it was fun, but too much work for my way of thinking. I’d rather buy them.
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    We got a spread of Delia’s Tamales, and I found them pretty ordinary...certainly not worth the hype.
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