Most people make masa from powdered instant mix these days. Real nixtamal is getting pretty rare–but if you find it, buy it. It makes the best tamales!

In their year end round-up, Sex, Death & Oysters was named one of the top food books of 2009 by the Eat Me Daily blog
Best Food Adventure
Sex, Death, and Oysters by Robb Walsh
Walsh, a Houston-based food writer, goes on an oyster adventure, eating the bivalves on two continents. The book would be too sodden with [...]