Tamales

Masa (nixtamalized corn dough) filled with meat, cheese, beans, or chilies, wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf and steamed. Found across Mexico, Guatemala, and much of Central America; deeply rooted in Mesoamerican cooking.

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Origin

Mexico

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Steamed \& custard

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Claim: Masa (nixtamalized corn dough) filled with meat, cheese, beans, or chilies, wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf and steamed. Found across Mexico, Guatemala, and much of Central America; deeply rooted in Mesoamerican cooking.
Wikipedia. (2026). Tamales. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamalesecondary