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Salvadoran chicken tamales. El Salvador is known for different types of tamales, which are usually wrapped in plantain leaves. These tamales include: Tamales de elote (fresh corn cakes) Tamales pisques (tamales stuffed with black beans) Tamales de pollo (tamales stuffed with chicken and potatoes) Ticucos ("travelers' tamales")
Tamales are typically eaten during holidays, like Christmas. [19] Salvadoran tamales have a corn masa base and are wrapped in banana leaves. They contain fillings like chicken, vegetables, and/or beans. Corn tamales, or tamales de elote, are also popular. [20] Bean tamales, or tamales pisques, are also consumed, typically during Holy Week. [21]
In other regions of Central America it is also called corn tamal. In some regions in South America these tamales are called humitas, and recipes may call for spices, raisins, and other sweet ingredients such as cajeta blanca, arequipe, dulce de leche, and manjar.
Slow-cooked barbacoa was served in a ice cream cone-shaped tortilla shell with black beans and cilantro lime rice and topped with pico de gallo, quest fresco, and salsa verde.
[30] [31] It is served with cream / crème fraîche or queso fresco. [32] In Costa Rica, a variation called tamal dulce de elote or tamalitos de elote [33] is made, usually for Christmas and/or Holy Week (Semana Santa). Ingredients include corn (grated or ground) or masa, sugar, butter / margarine, cream, flour, vanilla and/or cheese.
Street vendors often sell breakfast baleadas made of flour tortillas, refried beans, and crema or queso fresco. Additional toppings include eggs, meat, and even pickled onions. Vendors sell small tamales made of sweet yellow corn dough, called tamalitos de elote, eaten with sour cream; fresh horchata and pozole is also common.
Tamales feature a filling and are wrapped in corn-based masa dough and steamed in corn husks. Tamales come in sweet and savory versions, some spicy and some bland. Versions with pork or chicken with a salsa or mole sauce are the most popular, along with a version called "rajas" that are filled with strips of poblano chili pepper and cheese.
Atole (Spanish: ⓘ, believed to come from Nahuatl ātōlli [aːˈtoːlːi] or from Mayan), [1] also known as atolli, atol and atol de elote, is a traditional hot masa-based beverage of Mexican origin. Atole can have different flavors added, such as vanilla, cinnamon, and guava. [2] Chocolate atole is known as champurrado or simply atole.