Blue Corn & Veggie Tamales

Delicious! I steam it for maybe 3-4 minutes then turn off the range and let it sit for another 2 minutes. I add my mix of poco de gallo, salsa and avocado to it, and it makes a great meal.

I hadn't taken Amtrak in a few years and was surprised to find this one on the menu. The texture and flavor are good, even though it came out of a microwave. It really hits the spot, I'm going to ask my grocer about this one next time I go shopping.

These are great for a quick and easy dinner. Paired with a packet of microwave rice and this took less than 10 minutes to throw together. They seemed dry at first so I embellished them with avocado and salsa, which was a good move. Also they were pretty large so 1 was enough for dinner. I would get these again if they’re on sale. #tamales #tamale #vegantamale

Tucson Tamale’s Blue Corn & Veggie Tamales were super disappointing. To give some context, I like Mexican cuisine and trying lots of vegan Mexican recipes and products at home, except I like more mild to medium spicy food. I found a few flavors of frozen tamales at Natural Grocers on Friday, even a couple of vegan options. I tried to cook this in the microwave as recommended (wrapped in wet paper towels and cooked for 4 minutes). It ended up being kind of cold and a little icy. I tried warming the tamales up for two minutes without the corn husks, which was a stupid idea because they burned. These tamales would be last in a food beauty pageant because they looked so appalling and unappetizing that I almost didn’t try them. I cut a tamale open only to discover the inside didn’t cook that much. The taste wasn’t that good (mainly from the choice of taco shell and salsa). The veggie combo would have been ten times better with the addition of some pinto beans, garbanzos, or a vegan meat substitute. This company has a lot of work to do to improve their vegan options, but I’m happy they’re working hard to provide vegetarian and vegan options for their customers. (4/10) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aVb3L4MbF-4

We decided to take a 36 hour train adventure from Seattle to LA!😅 We were relieved to see several vegan options on the amtrak, including vegan burgers, hummus and pretzels, and this delicious vegan tamale! Very helpful for such a journey! I recommend the train ride: beautiful!! This awesome spill-proof coffee mugs from @abillion10 also came in handy on this trip!! #veganisnotscary #abillionlove #veganin2021 #9090challenge