Wrapped in protective banana leaves and composed mainly of cheap corn flour, with a dollop of spiced meat for lasting energy, tamales had been the working man’s go-to staple for centuries.

A rajas tamale cooked in a banana leaf made by Sara Klein (not pictured), the hostess behind the evening s tamalada, at her home in Denton on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.

If someone could have stopped him, they probably would have. Those who were there for President Gerald Ford’s tamale-eating faux pas during an Alamo City campaign stop 49 years ago say no one ...

Guatemalan tamales traditionally are wrapped in banana leaves, while Mexican tamales are commonly steamed in corn husks. Banana leaf-wrapped tamales are often sweeter and more moist than those ...