Tasty Tamales Wrapped In Bijao Leaf Stock Photo

Tamal from Nahuatl Tamalli is a food of Mesoamerican origin, usually prepared from corn dough filled with meats, vegetables, chiles, fruits, sauces and other ingredients.1 2 They are wrapped in vegetable leaves like corn cob or of banana, bijao, maguey, avocado, canak, among others, and even aluminum or plastic paper, and cooked in water or steamed.3 4 They can have a sweet or salty flavor.