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he technique of stacking and steaming your tamales is kind of unique to every family. Sometimes even within the family! I’ve even seen my dad stack them differently than my mom would. (Remember: It’s not a fight if my mom always wins. It’s a course correction.)

Some people stand them straight up and down, other people stack them in a star shape on their sides. My mom’s stack is more like the mystifying fibonacci spiral!

If you’re going to steal from the best, you gotta learn their technique. Any good cook can tell if their stack has been disrupted.