{"id":5840,"date":"2018-06-29T17:17:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T21:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=5840"},"modified":"2018-08-02T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:48:48","slug":"tamales-from-tulcingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=5840","title":{"rendered":"Tamales from Tulcingo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJust the name Tulcingo, a municipality in Puebla, Mexico, evokes the region\u2019s cuisine and is probably the reason that it\u2019s such a popular moniker for restaurants and panader\u00edas around these parts. And Tulcingo Bakery, 103-02 Roosevelt Ave, is one of my favorite destinations in Corona, Queens when I\u2019m craving those flavors. First, the array of fresh baked goods is dizzying \u2013 traditional Mexican breads, sweet breads, holiday breads, cookies, cakes, tarts, and much more; watch this space for an upcoming post. It\u2019s also a small but comprehensive market where you can purchase refrigerated and packaged ingredients for your own forays into Mexican cooking.<\/p>\n

But today\u2019s post concerns their weekend specials. It\u2019s my go-to place for delicious carnitas and amazingly tender barbacoa (goat) so succulent that I\u2019ve been known to bring friends there just to secure a pound and share it al fresco, plastic forks and abundant napkins at the ready. (More about the meats in a future post, too.)<\/p>\n

On my last weekend visit, I tried their chicken tamales in three varieties. Not only are the fillings distinctive, the masa from which they\u2019re made is righteously infused with the flavors of the fillings as well.<\/p>\n

[1] Jalape\u00f1o \u2013 the white chicken meat and the masa picked up the piquant flavor of the jalape\u00f1os.
\n[2] Mole \u2013 rich, flavorful, a skillful blend of mole components.
\n[3] Rojo \u2013 red chili peppers made their presence known; the spiciest of the three.<\/p>\n

And in case you\u2019re wondering, they were equally delicious!
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