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Tastemakers: From making authentic tamales to starting a Mexican restaurant, mum’s the word
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Mami's Tamales co-founder Maribel Colmenares with the Mami’s Tamales Platter comprising (from left) Chicken Tinga, “Moo Ping” Pork, Ayam Sambal Hijau and Mushroom Pastor.
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SINGAPORE – Making tamales stirred up memories of Ms Maribel Colmenares’ late mother, so much so that she could not stop crying as she prepared the traditional Mexican staple for her home-based business.
Her mother – Ms Carmen Maria del Rocio Colmenares Martinez, who died of pneumonia in Mexico in January 2020 – was the one who inspired the self-taught chef to start selling tamales in Singapore in January 2019.
