What is a tamale? Tamales are a traditional Mexican dish made with a corn based dough mixture that is filled with various meats or beans and cheese. Tamales are wrapped and cooked in corn husks or banana leaves, but they are removed from the husks before eating.

It's a Time-honored Tradition Tamales were also regarded as sacred food for the gods and eaten on special occasions. Over the centuries, as people moved and traveled around the world, they took tamales with them. They also continued to eat them on special occasions and holidays, especially Christmas.

Despite how they are made or what they are filled with, tamales symbolize more than just a meal to Latin families. Tamales are about tradition - bringing multiple generations together in a labor of love often accompanied by warm memories and laughter.