This is not a tamale. I don’t care what the menu said, this is not a tamale. It looks more like cat food. And believe me, it sure didn’t taste like chicken.
Lesson #1: When a restaurant specializes in Empanadas to the point where it’s in the name, don’t try anything else on the menu. Stick with the empanadas.
Lesson #2: Don’t eat it. It’s not worth wasting the perfectly good hot sauce on.
Needless to say, I cannot recommend anything from Empanada Mama except the empanada’s (which are still excellent).
30 responses to “Not a Tamale”
That really doesn’t look the best. The only place I would put that is in the bin. Looks more like fish than chicken (and I hate fish!)
Tuna pot pie? 🙁
I think we’re overdue for someone to post a visual recipe for genuine tamales… any takers?
knx
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Don’t throw it away- I have a FAT cat sitting here licking her chops at the picture, and she doesn’t care if it’s chicken or fish.
But I would have to agree that it does not look very good from the picture- Nick did you finish it, No dessert if you don’t eat all of your dinner.
Looks pretty rough Nick! Especially compared to those awesome empanadas you showed us before. That tamale looks like it comes pre-packaged in it’s own little garbage bag! That’s another bad sign.
That looks NASTY! Is that wrapped in a banana leaf or a Hefty Bag??
Nick, I really agree with your point about not ordering tamales at a place named for empanadas. I’m always telling people not to get the Oysters Rockafeller at Angelo’s Coney Island! 😀
What the hell is that inside, diced ham lunchmeat??? Looks authentic alright…
It looks like something from a morgue that was thawed out in the microwave. Nick, you might consider getting your stomach pumped 😛
[Comment ID #34993 Quote]lol. I was thinking, ‘garbage disposal frankenstein’. Sick.
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Hey Adam! How is your bro?
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Hey Brian! He is great, finally heard from him on Sunday. He’s just a little P.O.’d about all the bad press Gitmo has been getting. I’ll send you some pics when I get a few minutes – gotta run to work now! Thanks again 😀
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Awesome! Thanks man!
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How can you ahev any pudding if you don’t eat your meat? LOL
Nick, I can’t beleive you ate that?! EWWWW…..
Chilled monkey brains!!!!
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Indiana Jones??? 😉
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I was wondering who was gonna get that first.
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Exactly…
Son of the south has a great visual tamale recipe done step by step:
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/tamales/Tamale_Recipe.htm
You might want to check it out if you are brave enough to try it.
knx
I think you would like like this
if you ate that scary stuff
oops- look like 😳
Ugh! That is just nasty!
Cat food in a Hefty bag…..YUM YUM :SMILE:
It’s Captain Habanero’s arch nemisis….”Tumultuous Tamale”. Go get him Capt. Hab!
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Ahhh yes! Can’t get enough of the Pink Floyd…
I think that stuff looks great, I love empanadas. But I agree not to order a tamale at an empanada place.
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definately looks like cat food ❗
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Ahhh yes The Floyd!!! Any other Floyd Fanatics in the Blog?
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Be careful with that axe, Eugene.