Tamales Red Chile appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Red chile pork tamales · Santa Fe
Banana leaves at Tune-Up, corn husks at La Choza: masa filled with red chile-braised pork, steamed and unwrapped at the table. Christmas Eve tradition across Northern New Mexico.
Tamales come into Northern New Mexico from Mexico, with the corn-husk version standard among Hispano households for centuries. The Salvadoran banana-leaf version arrived with the 1990s Central American migration and now coexists at places like Tune-Up Cafe. Christmas Eve tamales are an annual family ritual; restaurants take pre-orders by the dozen each December.
Where to eat in Santa Fe:
- Tune-Up Cafe
- La Choza
- Atrisco Cafe & Bar
- Casa Chimayo