A chef shows tamales at a restaurant in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on May 28, 2025. Tamales, a traditional Mexican dish ...

Banana or plantain leaves can also be used for wrapping tamales. "For banana leaves[,] make sure to wipe them clean and run ...

Castañeda’s focus in this class, though, was Oaxacan-style tamales wrapped in banana leaves. He said most people are familiar enough with corn husk tamales, so he wanted to spend some time ...

(250530) -- MEXICO CITY, May 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A chef shows tamales at a restaurant in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on ...

A black mole sauce tamale sits on top of a glossy banana leaf at El Sabor de Oaxaca on Wednesday Dec. 18. This tamale is $3.78 and is filled with a thick sauce containing walnuts, plantains ...

“For example, in Oaxaca, tamales are wrapped with banana leaves,” said Miguel Paz. “Where I’m from, a small town in Oaxaca, they make another type of tamal that is like a tortill ...

"Tamale" is this dish's English name ... The masa is then spread on a corn husk – or banana leaf – and filled with various ingredients before being wrapped and steamed. Need a break?

“Tamales are the epitome of a celebration ... like masa that is spread across a soaked wrapper, like corn husks, banana leaves, or a peppery plant called hoja santa; filled with any variety ...

Tamales are serious business come Christmas in Costa Rica. Unwrapping the steamed banana-leaf covering of a Costa Rican-style tamal is like opening a present. But considering the estimated 196 million ...

"This is definitely the festival to come to. You can't get all of the variety of tamales anywhere except here today," Banish said. "From banana leaf-wrapped tamales, to strawberry tamales ...