The ''tamalito'' or "tamalitos" is a common dish prepared by the
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...
(Mexico and Belize). The appearance of the "tamalitos" is of the tamales which is wrapped with leaves but without meat.
Preparation
Tamalitos is prepared by using fresh corn "maiz" preferably the ones which have been harvested one or two days ago. The fresher the corn the sweeter and softer the tamalito. Twenty fresh corns will make fifteen tamalitos.
See also
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List of dumplings
This is a list of notable dumplings. Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources) wrapped around a filling, or of dough with no filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour or pota ...
References
Mexican cuisine
Belizean cuisine
Salvadoran cuisine
Dumplings
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