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42 minutes ago, chromedome said:There's a Chinese restaurant up the road in Fredericton that sets those out on its buffet. My late California-bred wife didn't know what they were called either, so we just referred to them as "Chinese tamales."
Yeah. I've heard that description, but the first time I had to look up what tamales might be!
They are close if not identical.
25 minutes ago, chromedome said:There's a Chinese restaurant up the road in Fredericton that sets those out on its buffet. My late California-bred wife didn't know what they were called either, so we just referred to them as "Chinese tamales."
Yeah. I've heard that description, but the first time I had to look up what tamales might be!
They are close of not identical.
