William wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 18:13:09 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
> > They also use corn masa as the base or external structure as
> > with tamales, pombasos, tlacayo, sope, huarache.
>
>
> it's wierd. I like most Mexican food but "tamales". There is something
> in tamales that I just can't put my finger on but I don't like the
> flavor.
>
> William

Could be the flavoring from the roasted corn husk?



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