{"id":10714,"date":"2019-09-06T19:10:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2019-09-06T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:11:44","slug":"get-tamales-at-los-fresnos-newest-eatery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10714","title":{"rendered":"Get Tamales at Los Fresnos\u2019 Newest Eatery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10716\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10716\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10716\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamales.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamales.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamales-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamales-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamales-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Parra\u2019s employees get busy making home tamales. Photo: Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>by Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Craving for some food made from nothing but fresh ingredients?<\/p>\n<p>If so, head out to <a href=\"https:\/\/parras-tamales-y-mas.business.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parra\u2019s Tamales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the city\u2019s newest eatery, the Mexican-styled food restaurant specializes in tamales but it has a variety of dishes with a touch of food typical of the Mexican states of Tlaxcala and Veracruz.<\/p>\n<p>However, its tamales is what makes <a href=\"https:\/\/parras-tamales-y-mas.business.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parra\u2019s<\/a> a food an attraction for those who enjoy the corn husk wrapped food.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant has the usual chicken and pork tamales but it goes beyond that as it has taken its tamales business a notch up.<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer no meat, some tamales are made using cream cheese, spinach, beans and jalapenos and even Cheetos \u2013 yes Cheetos.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Alarcon, the shop\u2019s owner, said his wife, Marisela, came out with a recipe in which the crunchy snack is crushed and mix with masa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach and every one of our tamales are made from scratch,\u201d he said, \u201cso are the other meals we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alarcon said <a href=\"https:\/\/parras-tamales-y-mas.business.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parra\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0has breakfast, lunch and dinner in addition to its tamale plates.<\/p>\n<p>It also has a drive-thru window for those on the go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parras-tamales-y-mas.business.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parra\u2019s Tamales<\/a> is at the new Plaza Linda, a strip mall along FM 803 right behind the Stripes store Highway 100 east of Los Fresnos.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 29 to welcome the new business in town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Tony Vindell\/LFN Craving for some food made from nothing but fresh ingredients? If so, head out to Parra\u2019s Tamales. As the city\u2019s newest eatery, the Mexican-styled food restaurant specializes in tamales but it has a variety of dishes with a touch of food typical of the Mexican states of Tlaxcala and Veracruz. 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