tamale

masa

Nixtamalized corn dough

• huskDry seed covering
• maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
• hominyAlkali-processed dried kernels

cornmeal · dough · kernel · shucking · husking · wrapping · leaves · dried · soaked · biodegradable

steamed

Heated by vapor

• wrappedCovered in material
• tiedFastened by knotting
• potVessel for cooking

basket · vapor · simmering · tender · moist · standing · husks · string · layered · stacked

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

• fiestaFestive public celebration
• CandlemasFeast of purification
• celebrationFestive event marking occasion

holiday · family · gathering · tradition · feast · reunion · party · seasonal · communal · batch

Aztec

Ancient Mexican civilization

• MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
• NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
• pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492

indigenous · ancestral · ceremonies · rituals · offerings · codices · heritage · archaeological · anthropology · Olmec

Oaxacan

From a southern Mexico state

• MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
• GuatemalanOf a Central American nation
• SalvadoranOf El Salvador

Colombian · Venezuelan · Peruvian

pork

Pig as food

• chickenDomestic fowl for eating
• beefBovine meat for eating
• cheeseFermented milk solid

rajas · beans · mole · dulce · vegetables · peppers · olives · raisins · carnitas · barbacoa

salsa

Spicy tomato condiment

• cremaEspresso's amber foam
• guajilloDried mirasol pepper
• tomatilloPapery-skinned green fruit

atole · escabeche · pickled · jalapeño · lime · queso

• LatinoMexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Dominican
• Nahuatl wordsaxolotl, macuahuitl, metate, Nahuatl, achiote
• Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
• Mexican HeritageAztec, Maya, Nahuatl, mariachi, tequila
• ethnic foodssushi, tacos, pad thai, curry, hummus
• grab-and-gohot dog, burrito, taco, sandwich, bagel