Description
Tamal (from Nahuatl Tamalli) is a food of Mesoamerican origin prepared generally with a corn dough filled with meats, vegetables, chiles, fruits, sauces and other ingredients. They are wrapped in vegetable leaves such as corn cob or banana, bijao, maguey, avocado, canak, among others, and even aluminum or plastic paper, and cooked in water or steam. They can have a sweet or salty flavor. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamal