Mexican cuisine is packed with delicious traditional recipes like the famous tamales; that little bundle made with corn and filled with various ingredients, wrapped in a banana leaf or corn husk, ...

The history of tamales is almost as old as the history of Mexico and these lovingly-wrapped packages of goodness are part of ...

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 or preheat a barbecue to hot. If using the oven, place the corn in its husks directly onto an oven rack and roast for around 40–45 minute, or until tender.

Each ear will produce about ¾ cup of corn. Boil: Shuck corn. Boil a large pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt and then add corn. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Steam: Shuck outer husks and silks from corn.

“It’s fitting that tamales often come wrapped like presents because what’s inside when you peel back the corn husk or banana leaf is truly a gift,” says Mexico City native Roberto ...