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Throughout Mexican American communities, one food is a constant at Christmastime: tamales. Here's why that is, plus a recipe for a tamale casserole.
A batch of Mexican tamales in the tamalera A tamal dulce breakfast tamale from Oaxaca, Mexico. It contains pineapple, raisins and blackberries. In Mexico, tamales begin with a dough made from ground nixtamalized corn , called masa, or alternatively a rehydrated masa powder, such as Maseca. It is combined with lard or vegetable shortening, along ...
Masa or masa de maíz (English: / ˈ m ɑː s ə /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a dough that comes from ground nixtamalized maize. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called harina de maíz or masa harina.
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.
Nilfa Farfan, an employee at Food City Supermarket in El Paso, folds and wraps the corn tusk after adding red chile covered pork to the center of the masa for the tamales on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
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New-Mexican tamales typically vary from other tamal styles in that red chile powder is typically blended into the masa. Taquito – a tightly rolled, deep-fried variant of the corn-tortilla taco, usually filled with beef or chicken; essentially the same as a Mexican taco dorado, but rolled into a tube shape rather than fried in wedge shape.
Chile en nogada, maize, tamales, pozole, mezcal, pan de muerto, and cóctel de camarón Mole sauce, which has dozens of varieties across the Republic, is seen as a symbol of Mexicanidad [1] and is considered Mexico's national dish. [1] Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico.