La Costeña Red Tamales - Made with Pork, Red Sauce & Masa Corn Meal - Microwavable Ready to Eat Meals No Refrigeration - Premade Easy Meals - Instant Lunch To Go - Mexican Food - 3.8 oz, 12 Pack

Easy, basic snack. Value product. I’m not terribly picky, I like trying new things and these aren’t bad! I ate a box in 2 weeks by myself.

These tamales are kinda bland, with a heavy emphasis on the masa and little emphasis on the pork filling. They do have a good porky flavor. I eat them for breakfast once in a while, but tweak them a tad by adding crumbled bacon and a poached or fried egg with some salsa. Muy sabroso!

I received these a week earlier than expected. I wanted so much to order the Sweet Masa (Corn) and Sweet Plum because they are low in sodium and most suited for the Dash Diet. But the supplier had no inventory. So I ordered the Red and found these tamales very satisfying in flavor. They capture the flavor found in the steamed dough of homemade tamales steamed while the texture is denser because of packaging. It's a good value offered with price points much more budget friendly than its the competitor. This product as concept is excellent for a very healthy, super quick meal whereby the tamale is heated for a few seconds, topped with high fiber black beans, and served with avocado slices on the side. The combination of corn and beans always results in a complete protein. I plan to order again and again throughout the year as I have trust in both La Costena as a food manufacturer and this supplier seems also trustworthy and eager to offer best value pricing.

Used to be spicy and flavorful.. bland and no taste.. 2nd time I got a bad batch

If you don't have the hours to make tamales this is definitely the product. Absolutely enjoy this. They go wonderfully when I have a Mexican night.

So, these are very tasty. But I can't say they are tamales. They are a big piece of masa, with no filling. The ones I got did have a nice pork flavor, but not pork filling. Also has some tasty seasoning, with hints of jalapeno and arbol peppers. And I liked it enough I ate 2 of them. So I can't say I think they are tamales in the classic sense, but they are a nice masa snack.

The other ones are probably good, but the red tamale taste like it was soaking the battery acid. That’s got way too much jalapeño in it. You might as well just go chew on plain jalapeños. After the second bite, can’t taste anything anymore.

I was a little bit hesitant to try a tamale that wasn't the usual meat in masa with a corn husk. These are almost as good as home made! Great taste, more pork than I expected and so convenient to eat. Absolutely love them.