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MamaWiley t1_iycrqww wrote

Tamales are good and all, but speaking as a Nicaraguan(who just moved to the area), Nacatamales and yoltamales are my FAVORITE!! Nacatamales- have masa and a big chunk of pork with a tomato, little onion, and sometimes a prune. Wrapped in a Banana Leaf. Yoltamal - made of sweet corn and it's also wrapped in a corn husk. Simple and sweet and served with cheese!

The closest Nicaraguan restaurant is like HOURS away.... sigh

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mistercartmenes t1_iyd4ny1 wrote

My moms side is Costa Rican and we make very similar tamales. They usually have masa, some veg, raisins, chickpeas, plus meat wrapped in a banana leaf. Luckily I also have a tía that is Mexican so we have a nice variety around Christmas time.

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