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Author: zolzol Date: Sep 6, 2008 18:16
"Ben newsam" gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:27:56 -0400, "zol" ne.rr.beepbeep.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:03:21 -0500, "Viva" privacy.net>
>>> blethered:
>>>
>>> [tamales]
>>>
>>>>Can you find canned tamales there?
>>>
>>> What's a tamale?
>>>
>>> (Maybe that answers your question, too. ;-)
>>>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale
>>
>>i've been to a couple of places that wrap them in parchment paper instead
>>of
>>corn husks. there seems to be no taste difference.
>
> OK, so it's a Mexican sandwich. But... tinned sandwiches?
think of it more as a mexican version of a steamed dumpling you might find
at an asian restaurant.
the canned aspect is a bit strange, i've never seen them canned before.
zol
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