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Two buck tamale!

Hat tip to Erin’s Kitchen for the information on the LA Tamale Festival. Since I don’t live too far away, I decided to check it out.

Check out the LAFB post about last year’s Tamale Festival.

The event is on 7th Street near MacArthur Park.

Like any festival, there are colorful items sold in vendor tents.

Got to wash down those tamales with some ethnic drinks! The drink I had was $2 and was a blend of red punch and sweetened condensed milk and ice.

The chefs hard at work making things for hungry customers. There are, of course, other things besides tamales.

I got my fill of tamales and bought some extra (TEN!) to take home for future lunches and dinners. Tamales cost $2 or $3 depending on type.

The festival continues the rest of Saturday night and on Sunday.

WHEN:
November 10, 11 & 12, 2006
Friday: 3pm - 8pm
Saturday:10am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

WHERE
MacArthur Park - Mama’s Hot Tamales Cafe
2124 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90057
Between Parkview & Alvarado Street on 7th Street

By Rene (see more of his posts). You can find more of Rene's writing at his own website Rene's Ramblings