Tamales of different flavors are pictured at Tamales Madre restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Xinhua) --The tamale is a popular delicacy in Mexico. Like many other dishes in Mexico, the tamale traces its origins to hundreds of years ago, well before the arrival of the Spanish. Mexico's indigenous communities relished this dietary staple, made of cornmeal stuffed with meats and sauces, wrapped and steamed in corn husks or banana leaves.
A staff member prepares a tamale dish at Tamales Madre restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)Steamed tamales are pictured at Tamales Madre restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)A restaurant staff prepares tamales at Tamales Madre restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)Chef Quirino Tolentino Castro makes Tamales Oaxaquenos at Tamales Tata restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)Ruben Amador Reyes, master chef of Tamales Madre restaurant, prepares tamale sauce in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)Steamed tamales are pictured at Tamales Madre restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
