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Although there is no historical evidence to indicate the exact date tamales were first made, we know that the small parcels of corn dough, or masa, date back to Aztec times, and some believe even further. The dish was served up to the Spaniards when they initially arrived in Mexico, and it was described by Friar Bernardino de Sahagun, one of the first to document the Conquest.

Tamales are parcels of corn masa filled with pork or other meat, and chile sauce, or alternatively they are stuffed with something sweet, such as fruit or jam. After they are filled and ...

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