The Mississippi Delta Hot Tamale Trail honors and celebrates the people who have maintained the tamale making tradition in this part of the American South. Many members of the Southern Foodways Alliance are doing the same. Whether as journalists, historians, or curious consumers, SFA members are out in the field documenting the tradition of hot tamales in the Mississippi Delta. This area features the work of our colleagues who are dedicated to telling the stories behind the food.

• Shuck ‘N’ Drive
An article by Rod Davis

• Hot Tamales on Highway 61
An article by Brooks Hamaker, photographs by David Grunfeld

• Mary's Hot Tamales - Knoxville, TN
Interview and photographs by SFA member Fred Sauceman

If you are an SFA member and have tamale-related work you would like to share, please contact Amy Evans.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the SFA, please visit the Southern Foodways Alliance website or send an email.