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My sister recently married into a Central American family and my mother-in-law gave me a bunch of tamales, but I accidentally left them at my Dad's place. I got them today and he admitted he ate one but said the "outer layer was really stringy and tough".

Thing is I'm 90% sure I've had tamales with this man before.

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 2 points 14 hours ago
[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 3 points 17 hours ago

It’s nice to hear these things happen from time to time

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] here_to_prty@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's typically a corn husk but hilarious none the less.

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think banana leaves are used more in the southern parts of Central America.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 17 points 1 day ago

...we used banana leaves in puerto rico; they use corn husks here in texas...

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago

Its normally a corn husk in north+central mexico but a banana leaf in south mexico+central america

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've done that, but it's cooked enough to technically be digestible. Fiber gang fiber gang.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

i was going to say something this; op's dad is going to be very regular and feeling great for the next day or 2.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I did the same thing when I went to work with my new step dad at a construction site and at lunch they got a bunch of tamales from a food truck. He gave me one and I had a hell of a time trying to chew through that corn husk until he noticed and the whole construction site erupted in laughter with finger pointing and all.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Funny but at least he's not so much of a chud to be unwilling to try things I guess?

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's actually a pretty adventurous eater

[–] DinosaurThussy@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

Obviously. He ate a whole ass banana leaf just cause

[–] largerfather@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago

man’s man right there

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Thing is I'm 90% sure I've had tamales with this man before.

Does he also stab things with his chopsticks because he has arthritis and never learned how to use them

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't think he's ever used chopsticks.

He did once eat a chunk of wasabi while getting sushi because he thought it was an avocado slice that fell out of his California Roll. Granted that was his first time getting sushi.

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

Everyone makes that mistake the first time. My child did that at age 3

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

should do like kids and use a mug grip with the sticks straight down out of the bottom of his fist

Eating the banana leaf and throwing away the filling to assert my dominance

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago
[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

This is deeply painful, as tamales are my favorite food.

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Bought a falafel sandwich the other day and kept eating the wrapper because i'm a moron that didn't lower it enough to eat. Got my daily dose of wax paper.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I was a teen I went to Mexico on a school trip lasted about a month. We stayed in various homes and inns. They brought out a bowl of advocados and I never really seen them before. So I started to peel out the outter hard skin and began to eat it like a fruit, much to the amusement of the host family. "You must realy like those!" Only later did I realise my folly but.....immersion!

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

I've eaten avos like that before and there is an appeal.

happened to me the first time

first one I had was at del taco