ESCONDIDO — Tamales, one of the world’s earliest forms of portable food, were the center of attention on Saturday at the Escondido Tamale Festival at Grape Day Park.
Wrapped and steamed inside a corn husk the corn dough, typically filled with meats, food has been dated back to 7000 B.C.
The Escondido Downtown Business Association hosted the event, which also celebrated the history and culture of the Mexican and Spanish settlers that have helped shape the community.
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this festival has real potential but I brought my family from Temecula and I was very disappointed. I have been to these festivals in other areas and states but corralling all the venders and food was wrong. You have a beautiful park with space and then there was not enough tamale vendors. In other places a lot of organizations sell them for different causes and I assumed this was going to be that way. More tamale vendors are needed, better use of all the space and not have only one section to sell food with very little tables to eat and use all the space in the park available . Please, this can and should be a wonderful experience but because of the lines I had to take my family to Filippies for pizza instead. My whole family was very disappointed and we hope next year we wont be corralled to eat food. Also the dj was too far away and the car show also has great potential but it also needs to be advertised better and award some trophies and then you will have a great show next year.
Great music, great dancers, fun activities for kids for sure. But I only saw two trucks serving actual tamales (tacos, churros and beer booths don’t count), and they had looooooong lines stretched all around the eating area. Banks, insurance, and trinkets… kettle corn and Lobster? It was nice but I wanted to taste multiple tamales and vote. Next year >- more tamales please.
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