A Oaxacan Dish for Vegetarians

Guelaguetza restaurant on the Westside keeps vegetarians in mind with several meatless dishes, including a Oaxacan-style tamal that combines vegetables--potatoes, carrots, peas and squash--with sweet coloradito mole sauce. The large, flat tamal comes wrapped in banana leaves.

Tamal vegetariano, $5 at Guelaguetza, 11127 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles.

(310) 837-1153.

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Barbara Hansen