This is the second christmas that I made my own Pastelles. I gave some to a few of my friends who said they tasted great and are behind my wife and I to get into the catering business. We cook and make many Trini recipes. However, can anyone tell us where we can get a Pastelle Press here in New York? Your help would save me the tedious task of pressing the Pomasa between two iron Tarwas.
Sincere Thanks. C.J.

Hi Carlyle, I hope that someone will be able to answer this question for you... if not I'll move it into a main post... have you tried searching for a tamale press...? you may have more luck searching under that term :)

well i doh eat beef
and we had minced lamb
so we use it!
go see!

Lilandra - lamb pastelle? :) all yuh bussin' style :)

well i figure food is for when you want it :-p
if we ran out of lamb mom and i would've considered opening a can of tuna (the flavoured ones...u know lemon pepper, sun dried tomato, the hot one) and using it.

but we didn't
i even bothered her with taking icky cameraphone pictures

i hungry
i should go eat

Lilandra - lolz :) but people belly full of pastelles alraedy :) i don't celebrate xmas either but heheh i kinda figure Jan 1 is a code for wrap up lolziez :D where mine? :D ground up is ok :D my mom's friend made me fish pastelles, never had those before. i like!

what you mean so late?
you mean instead of for christmas?
well for christmas we were in guyana
and we don't celebrate christmas

and we only cook when we have the energy! :-p

it was ground up! you might not have noticed!

Lilandra - eeeew caperzzz .... :P why all yuh make pastelles so late? :D

We made pastelles today.

It had capers in it.

:-p

Heee like you making a burrito ? :D
Long as the pastelle doesn't have capers I'm cool with it :D
My mom's friend brought over a batch of fish pastelles 'specially made pour moi :D I've never had fish ones before! Can't wait :D

I love pastelles but i always found for some reason people chinks on the meat. When I made pastelles I didnt chinks but i think I put too much hahahahah