Tamales

Sami used to make us tamales.

Sami knows how to make tamales.

Sami had a maid that knew how to make tamales.

How many tamales can you eat in one go?

You should ask Tom to make you some. He makes some mean tamales.

I can smell the tamales from here.

Are there any tamales in José's house?

I'm spending the holidays in my hometown in Mexico. Internet access is very limited there, but at least they have cheap candy and unlimited tamales.

The latest national figures show a 30-percent obesity rate among white kids. The figure is five points higher for blacks and eight points higher for Mexican-Americans. Time notes that few blacks, proportionally, live in neighborhoods with well-stocked grocery stores; instead, little corner stores peddle sweets and soft drinks and salty snacks. And fattening foods like tamales and refried beans, cooked in lard, are staples of the Mexican-American diet.

He doesn't even know how to make tamales.