The Great Tamale Incident of 1976

02/15/22 • 15 min

There's no denying it: American politics are weird. They make no sense and people have been trying to change it for years. Something as simple as the food a candidate eats on the trail can change history. From Garbage Plates in Rochester to crab cakes in Maryland and even tamales in Texas, what a candidate eats and how they eat it can make all the difference.

In this episode, we go over a mishap that befell President Ford while visiting the Alamo in the great state of Texas. How did a single tamale change American history? Find out on this episode of Delicious History!

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