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[quote=Anonymous]I’m frkm Arizona.  Tamales are the kind of thing that Mexican abuelas get together with their families and make over a whole day, just making that. I made them once myself and it really was a whole huge project.  Even most Mexican families don’t make them homemade—during the holidays lots of older ladies set up (or have their sons set up) a roadside table and sell them that way.  Most families have a local lady they buy from.  
Cielo Rojo has good ones but they are wicked expensive.
I just saw frozen ones at the Safeway that actually looked decent, and Costco has some also which I think are from California so probably not bad.  
Giant sometimes had the Tucson Tamalrs brand which is made in Tucson and it pretty good.

The best are green corn (which is green chili with cheese).  Those are mild.  The other popular one is red sauce beef.  Often at Christmas people get both so you have the green and the red.  Reheat them in a steamer — that’s the key.  In a pinch I do them in a microwave wrapped with a wet paper towel over the corn husk but a steamer really works better.

Love tamales!  
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