Mexico: One Plate at a Time

Season 12 Episode 7: Tried and True Tamales

There are seemingly as many styles of tamales as there are regions in Mexico, each steaming heap of fresh masa flavored in myriad ways. We’ll see the iconic corn-husked versions at the casual Tamales Teresita, as well as the denser, banana-leaf-wrapped Chiapanecos style, sold by a family outside the historic San Juan Bautisa church. Then Rick steps through the classic Central-style tamales, and at home prepares a surprising sweet corn tamal.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

12

Episodes:

168

Actor:

Rick Bayless

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2003

IMDb:

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