Photo by Ginger Ann Brook
Article by Emily Matchar for Gourmet
The Mississippi Delta tamale is the Stonehenge of foods: No one is quite sure how a traditionally Hispanic dish wound up as a lunch counter favorite in these kudzu-choked river towns, but everyone's got a theory. Accompanied by my friend Laurie, I drove my old Civic up the ragged edge of the Delta--the lush, humid plain between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers--stopping to try tamales of all shapes and sizes. Although we didn't unravel the mystery, we sure got full. Read more....(link will take you directly to the original post on Gourmet's blog).
