Hot Tamale!
Indio, California: If I tell you one more
time that we are enjoying perfect weather, will you get mad? Sorry, but it
is simply glorious in Indio today. Not a cloud in the sky and the air is so
clear (because it isn't windy). Well, never mind yourself with our
weather... let's talk about the
Indio International
Tamale Festival - the largest tamale festival in the United States. And
while I am on the subject of food festivals in Indio... these people really
like good food - Indio is also the home of the annual
National Date Festival.
Sixty tamale stalls lined the downtown streets of Indio this weekend. We
strolled through the entire festival, sampling from only three booths.
Tamales are very filling.
Welcome to the Indio International Tamale Festival
People were lined up around the block for Grandma Lupe's tamales
Craving something a little different? There was something
for everyone at the festival today - plus many booths
selling crafts, junk, tee shirts, junk, purses and junk.
There were carnival rides and many fun things for the kiddies.
For the adults - a beer garden with live Mexican music.
I cannot recommend this after eating tamales
A perfectly-rolled tamale - this one was stuffed with cheese and jalapeno...
wait a minute... isn't that what had rolled in pizza dough last night?
Unwrapped
We do now
It was a great afternoon of food and fun. We talked with a
lot of people about tamales and the local food culture in Indio. We bought
eight frozen tamales for our freezer, and picked up a dozen just-made
tortillas and came back to the RV to watch college football.
Late in the afternoon, we were "treated" to a Christmas Golf Car Parade
organized by the RV resort. Probably 40 golf cars went by - everyone of them
decorated for the holidays and nearly every car had a theme.
Here they come!
Christmas has gone to the dogs...
...and the cats
And here is just a pretty picture of the RV resort
Until my next update (from Borrego Springs!), I remain, your
hot tamale correspondent.
RV Park:
The
Motorcoach Country Club