Legend says that the first tamales were made from the flesh of a god. The Aztecs believed that Tzitzimitl, grandmother of the god Chicomexóchitl, created the first tamales. Tzitzimitl sacrificed ...

The tamales are prepared with nixtamalized masa, not corn flour, and Gonzalez and her team cook the fillings. Tamale purchases can be made on the LCI website, with a half dozen priced at $15 and a ...

Since 2008, they’ve opened two restaurants and started shipping their tamales nationwide. Just this year, they’ve bought a new building to create a tamale factory where they plan to make 20 ...