Celebrate National Tamale Day With XLNT
National Tamale Day is celebrated on March 23 every year. It is a day for celebrating all kinds of tamales, from the traditional Latin American dish to the XLNT tamales that were born in Southern California in 1894. If you're a tamale lover, you won't want to miss celebrating this day.
History of National Tamale Day
Tamales are believed to have originated in Mesoamerica between 8000 and 5000 B.C. The tamale is believed to have been developed as a food that could be easily packed and transported for journeys. In modern Latin America, tamales are both a popular everyday food and an important part of holiday and special occasion celebrations.
Richard Lambert, the owner of a Santa Barbara eatery called Tamales-to-Go, came up with the idea for this holiday in 2014. He selected March 23rd as the date because the only other food holiday on that day was Melba Toast and he thought the day was far enough away from the holiday tamale eating season to revive interest in eating the food year-round. The first National Tamale Day was celebrated on March 23, 2015.
Ways To Celebrate National Tamale Day
There are lots of fun ways to celebrate this tasty holiday.
Make Your Own Tamales
Tamales are not a quick and easy food to make, but if you like to cook and you are up for the challenge, there are lots of recipes on the internet.
Buy Tamales From a Restaurant, Food Truck or Tamale Stand
You can find many versions of this popular food at Latin American-themed restaurants, food trucks and tamale stands. For an authentic experience, seek out tamales being sold by your local Latin American community.
Celebrate National Tamale Day With XLNT
We are partial to celebrating National Tamale Day with a plate of our delicious Chicken or Beef XLNT tamales. If you live in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon or Washington State, you can find our products at a store near you. We also offer our products online to be delivered anywhere in the contiguous United States.
Fun Facts About Tamales
You can't have a holiday that is all about tamales without knowing some fun tamale facts to impress your friends with.
President Ford Had an Interesting Experience
It is rumored that former U.S. President Gerald Ford once tried to eat tamales without removing the husks. Did he not know you are supposed to take that part off or was he just really hungry?
You Can Have Tamales for Any Meal
In Mexico, you can find versions of tamales that are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are even dessert tamales that are made with sugar and filled with jam or fruit.
Tamales Are Made From Corn
The base for traditional tamales is a corn dough called masa. Tamales are traditionally wrapped in corn husk or banana leaves and then steamed.
Order Your XLNT Tamales on National Tamale Day!
Up until last year we officially could only celebrate regional tamale day because our tamales we’re only available on the west coast. We are so excited to be able to celebrate National Tamale Day this year now that we ship nationwide! Visit us online to order our beef tamales
Sources:
https://nationaltoday.com/national-tamale-day/
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-tamale-day-march-23/
https://spiceislands.com/blog/celebrate-national-tamale-day/
https://www.independent.com/2022/03/14/celebrating-santa-barbaras-creation-of-national-tamale-day/
https://www.independent.com/2018/03/20/richard-lamberts-tamale-day-story/