The ''tamalito'' or "tamalitos" is a common dish prepared by the
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
(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 harvested within the last day or two. The fresher the corn, the sweeter and softer the tamalito. Twenty whole ears worth of corn maiz will yield 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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