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the short answer is masa (fresh corn paste), lard, water, and salt. That constitutes the "breading." it is then spread on corn husks, filled with pretty much whatever, folded, tied, and steamed. there is, of course, much more work involved for truly delectable tamales.
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∙ 7y agoIt depends on the flavor. Some examples are provided:
Salty tamales:
- Tamal Americano: roasted pepper and Monterey Jack cheese
- Tamal de rajas con queso: red pepper and queso blanco (white cheese)
- Tamal de mole: chicken
- Tamal de rajas: pork and green tomato
Sweet tamales:
- Tamal "dulce" tradicional (sweet traditional tamale): raisins
- Tamal canario: rice, raisins
- Tamal de zarzamora: blackberry, cream cheese
- Tamal de pina: pineapple, coconut, raisins
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What are traditional Mexican tamales commonly steamed in?
corn husks
What Mexican food is wrapped in corn husks and steamed?
tamales
What do Mexican chrildren have for their Christmas dinner?
some Mexican kids eat tamales, menudo, posole etc.
What website has free tamales recipes?
You can get free tamales recipes online from www.deliciousdays.com and www.food.com and www.glutenfreework.com and www.yummly.com and www.chow.com and www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com
What are the Mexican cultures?
To spent time with your family on holidays. And make and eat tamales on holidays.
What is Javier Hernandez's favorite food?
tamales, an mole :P btw is Mexican food :)
What type of food is tamales and pozole?
Mexican pork and hominy stew is Pazole from Mexico
How do you spell tameles?
The correct spelling of the plural noun is tamales(Mexican dough-wrapped food).
Where might one find tamales recipes?
Tamales are a traditional Mexican dish. Recipes may be found in cookbooks, on websites, or by talking to people who are willing to share their knowledge with another person.
What actors and actresses appeared in Tootsies and Tamales - 1919?
The cast of Tootsies and Tamales - 1919 includes: Jimmy Aubrey as The Rummy Romeo Oliver Hardy as The Murderous Mexican Bud Ross
corn is an important part of the Mexican diet?
Corn is an essential part of a Mexican diet. It is used to make tortillas, tamales, soups, and even hot drinks.
On Christmas in Mexico what do they eat?
From Mexico to Panama tamales are a "must have" food and are very common throughout the entire holiday. We make tamales of corn meal dough with or without a filling and steam-cook them to perfection. To steam them we wrap it in a leaf of the corn or in plantain leaves, depending on the customs of each country. Tamales in Mexico are deeply rooted in the pre-Hispanic times. They were important in many rites which had their own distinct type of tamales filling and form. There are many types of tamales, about "forty two different kinds" according to Karen Horsh Graber in her article "Los Tamales: Five Hundred Years at the Heart of the Fiesta." In Guatemala "Tamales of rice" make the list for Christmas foods as well. Guatemalans use the "tamal negro" -black, mainly for special occasions like Christmas or the New Year. They also have el "tamal colorado" -red, which we see most often along with the small "chuchito" wrapped with corn husks. Tamales can be filled with prunes, turkey, raisins and a sauce made with local spices. The typical Hispanic Christmas foods in Mexico include red tamales, sweet tamales and pork tamales which are served throughout the Christmas holiday. During the "posadas" you can find Mexican hot chocolate, a stew called "birria," "gorditas con carne deshebrada" which are corn made pockets with shredded beef, and "atole" -corn gruel. For "Nochebuena" Mexicans like to add to the tamales with a Mexican noodle casserole called "sopa seca," "menudo" -made from tripe or "Pozole" made from pork or chicken, Mexican rice and drinks made of a hot fruit punch or sparkling cider.
