The tamales are sweet or salty individual size dishes made of cornmeal, pepper, meat or dry fruits steamed in corn cob or banana tree leaves. This is another famous and liked traditional dish. There are about 300 varieties of tamales.

There is one for everyone according to the regions : they could be rectangular, square, triangular, long...they could be cooked in banana tree, avocado or corn leaves... they could be stuffed with meat, fish, shrimps, pepper, pineapple...

In Sonora, they are made, in corn leaves, of "masa" (corn mixed with pork fat, pepper and flour). Usually, they also have beef, pork or shrimps and green olives, potatoes and green peppers.


Photos : preparation of the tamale in Sonora

   Report and photos made by Marie Resplandy : afg_sonora@hotmail.com

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