In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Barb asked:
>
> > What else goes on the plate when tamales are on the menu? What I picture
> > is a combination plate from El Loro Restaurante -- frijoles, arroz, an
> > enchilada or something. Is is a *bad* thing to eat them unaccompanied?
>
> It's not a *bad* thing, but there are some things which I think accompany
> tamales well. I like to have them with pickled vegetables and a couple
> different dipping sauces or salsas on the side. Or I'll have them with
> steamed or roasted vegetables (especially squash: winter squash, summer
> squash, spaghetti squash -- it's all good) on the side.

Es un gran lástima que no hay chansa (we made that up in Spanish class)
por (¿para?) los en mi casa.

> Sometimes I make a
> kind of Tex-Mex coleslaw to go along with tamales (or with Texas-style
> barbecue). Oh, and beer or margaritas, of course. If you want something
> more elaborate, flautas are fun to have with tamales, but you're getting
> into heart-attack-on-a-plate territory.

Not to mention that I'd have to make 'em myself. :-) I hate cooking.
>
> Bob
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