Purépecha tamal · Folded into points
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The triangular shape is made without a mold, purely by folding one long corn-plant leaf back and forth around the masa.
Small, usually triangular tamales wrapped in a long green leaf of the corn plant, eaten with red salsa, cream and cheese and sold by the dozen at Michoacán markets and snack stalls.
Why it's made this way: They are a Purépecha food known since pre-Hispanic times, called khurhúnda in the Purépecha language, and remain the signature tamal of Michoacán.
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