"On the streets you can find tamales sometimes, but you don't know if they'll be there tomorrow. Sometimes you wake up on a Sunday morning and want tamales and coffee, and when you go, they're not there. The couple decided to change that by opening a dedicated tamale shop offering consistent access to the beloved Mexican staple."
"At the heart of Tamalería La Madrina are recipes inspired by Lopez's grandmother, whose cooking traditions date back more than 100 years. It's the original recipes from where my wife grew up. We want to give people a taste of our culture. Each tamale begins with stone-ground corn masa and is wrapped in corn husks or fragrant banana leaves before being steamed."
Tamalería La Madrina, opened by husband-and-wife team Artemio Baltazar and Marisol Lopez in Crown Heights, addresses the inconsistency of finding tamales in New York City. The shop specializes in handmade tamales rooted in recipes passed down through Lopez's family for over 100 years. Each tamale features stone-ground corn masa wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves before steaming. Menu offerings include traditional options like Oaxaqueño tamale with pork baby ribs, Pollo en Salsa Verde with chicken, and birria tamale with slow-cooked beef, alongside vegetarian choices. The couple, who previously operated Taqueria Milear, decided to focus on this specific culinary tradition to share their cultural heritage with Brooklynites.
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