Tamal is a typical American dish that usually contains cornmeal, pork or chicken and some vegetables. It is always wrapped in banana leaves and steam-cooked. Each tamale is basically the portion of a person. In Venezuela and most of Colombia are also called Hallacas or Hayacas. There is great diversity all over America. In my land is very famous and desired Tamal Tolimense. In Colombia in a pejorative way, fat woman and poorly dressed.
Culinary preparation based on cornmeal, stuffed with varied stews, such as meat, cheese, beans, etc. , are wrapped in previously soaked corn leaf and finally steamed
TAMALE: in El Salvador and Nicaragua, thief.
TAMAL:COMESTIBLE MADE WITH DOUGH, WRAPPED IN BANANA LEAVES.
Tamale: m. food resembling a cake, but smaller than this one, which is prepared with rice or flour dough, stuffed with beef, chicken or pork and other ingredients wrapped in bijao leaves or banana cooked steamed. Synonym: pastry.
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It is an enbuelto in leaf of banana made from seasoned corn contains meat, garvanzo, Bacon