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The best tamales of Mexico

The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Tamales oaxaqueños · Tamales verdes y rojos · Tamales de chipilín. (Updated Aug 23, 2023.)

Oaxacan tamales, corundas, zacahuil and mucbipollo: the most popular tamales of each Mexican region.

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Top 12

  1. 1

    Tamales oaxaqueños

    Wrapped in banana leaf, with mole.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Tamales verdes y rojos

    Mexico City's, with pork or chicken in salsa.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Tamales de chipilín

    With chipilín herb, from Chiapas.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Tamales veracruzanos

    Made with ground corn and milk.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Zacahuil

    Giant Huasteca tamal baked in a wood oven.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Mucbipollo

    Baked Mayan tamal from Yucatán for the Day of the Dead.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Tamales chiapanecos

    Rectangular, in banana leaf.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Tamales canarios

    Sweet yellow rice-flour tamales from Michoacán.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Tamales de dulce

    Pink and sweet, with raisins.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  10. 10

    Corundas

    Triangular, from Michoacán, with salsa and cream.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Tamales de chaya

    With chaya leaf, from the southeast.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Uchepos

    Fresh-corn tamales from Pátzcuaro.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 2

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