Juan José Cabezudo
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Juan José Cabezudo, also known as "El maricón" or "Comesuelas" was a famous Afro-Peruvian cook with a food stall in Lima's Plaza Mayor, during the first half of the 19th century. Travelers, such as Ma
Photograph by Eugenio Courret
Juan José Cabezudo with a friend - Francisco Javier Cortés
Tamale
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A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or
Juan José Cabezudo
…who had a street-food stall in the Escribanos portal, a place very close to the Plaza Mayor in Lima, where he served typical Peruvian dishes, including tamales. He also had a food stall at the exit of the Acho bullring. When Simón Bolívar left Peru, Cabezudo was commissioned to cook the farewell dinner…
Wrapped and unwrapped tamales oaxaqueños (from Oaxaca, Mexico) filled with mole negro and chicken
Black and red tamales in Guatemala
Nacatamal with both banana leaf and aluminum foil wrapping
A batch of Mexican tamales in the tamalera