Meaning of tamalero | Babel Free

Definitions

One who makes or sells tamales.

Examples

“The tamalero followed in hot pursuit and when he came back found his tamales in the gutter and his pushcart burned up by the benzoline of his open air lamp.”

“The tamale-man or, more correct, the tamalero, is a new and interesting type on our thoroughfares; let us welcome his advent. / Long live the tamalero!”

“Along with the tasks of soaking the corn husks, cooking the perfect meat fillings, and the time-consuming process of spreading just the right amount of masa on the corn husks and folding them according to a family tradition that dates back more than 60 years, the tamaleros are also making memories.”

“[…] in 1897, the City Council proposed to not allow tamale wagons to open until nine at night, at the behest of restaurant owners who didn’t like the crowds the tamaleros attracted.”

“About 2,000 attended Centro Cultural’s second annual Tamale Fest, held Sept. 24 on the grounds and near Caritas Village in Binghampton, said co-chairperson Margarita Sandino. / Twenty vendors, including local tamaleros, food trucks and artists, participated.”

“That’s why the Street Vendors Association of Chicago (SVAC), which has a membership of 60 vendors, was organized: to help eloteros, tamaleros and others operate “as legally as possible”, said SVAC director Vicky Lugo.”

“All the tamaleros made pork tamales to detailed specifications — 75 percent pork, 25 percent masa — for the contest at the Lee Harvey’s bar near downtown Dallas.”

“If I remembered the contact information of the tamalero who delivers to my office every fortnight, I’d print that, too.”

“Claudio Velez, known widely as the beloved Tamale Guy in Chicago, has been hospitalized and tested positive for the coronavirus, according to social media posts and confirmed by his partners at their newly opened restaurant, Tamale Guy Chicago, on Saturday. […] “Claudio was admitted into the ICU Thursday evening and was having trouble breathing,” wrote Vega by text message. “[…] We are praying for him and making sure we can do everything possible to take care of our tamalero.””

“The collective of street vendors — many of whom have advocated for decades for Chicago to establish a license to protect their fellow eloteros and tamaleros — say the purchase of the kitchen can help pave the way for other street vendors to get a license by allowing them to rent it at affordable prices.”

“Some longtime Texas tamaleros told the American-Statesman that good tamales easily slide right off the husk.”

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