From their popular pork, chicken, and jalapeno and cheese options, there's nothing like freshly made tamales to make your season merry and bright.

In this episode of “Eat Like a Local”, chef Chris Shepherd goes on a journey to explore different types of tamales from Mexican to Colombian and Cuban. He even finds a few surprises along the way.

It’s TAMALE TIME! A Hispanic tradition that dates back centuries, and a dish that many families have year round, but especially for the holidays! Today on Houston Life, Tanji Patton from Good Taste TV got hands-on in the kitchen, showing Derrick and Courtney how to make an easy tamale recipe to make at home— and you can too!

It’s not the holidays without tamales in Texas and the Flores Family has made it a tradition for 20 years.