Mother-in-law (tamale)

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The Mother-in-law sandwich is a Chicago area fast food staple that features a Mississippi tamale nestled in a hot dog bun and smothered with chili[1]. The origins of the sandwich according to Chicago food expert Peter Engler in addition to African-Americans migrating from the Southern United States with "Mexicans, Greeks, Armenians, and Poles[2].


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  1. ^ Making a Mother-in-Law Sandwich
  2. ^ Chicago Reader | Omnivorous | On the Trail of the Delta Tamale: Southern food sleuths take on the murky origins of the mother-in-law sandwich. By Mike Sula