Texas mother-daughter duo builds tamale empire from family recipe

AUSTIN, Texas — This week marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, and KVUE is celebrating the Hispanic voices that help shape the Central Texas community.

Among those are a mother-daughter team who took a secret family recipe and turned it into a tamale empire.

Delicious Tamales began with $500 and a lot of determination. Forty-five years ago, Valerie Gonzalez rolled up her sleeves – and her tamales – and launched what would grow into a comfort food powerhouse, now boasting eight locations across Central Texas and offering nationwide shipments…

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