1. Fresh chili peppers used to make green chili sauce for tamales

2. Dried chili peppers used to make red chili sauce for tamales

3. Outer wrapping of a tamale

4. Main ingredient of tamale dough

4. Main ingredient used for making tamale dough

5. A small and satisfying amount of food

5. A type of meat commonly used in tamale filling

6. Cooking utensil used to steam tamales

7. To bring one part of something over another

8. Having a gentle and subdued flavor

8. Common protein used as a tamale filling

9. Tropical fruit used as a tamale filling

10. Common vegetable used as a tamale filling

11. A type of chili pepper often used to add heat to tamales

12. Dairy product added to tamales for extra flavor

12. A spice often used in tamale seasoning

13. Meat, cheese, or vegetables placed inside a tamale

14. Device used for baking tamales

15. The hot vapor produced by boiling water

16. Flavorful liquid poured over tamales

17. Citrus fruit used to add a tangy flavor to tamales

18. Corn dough used as the outer layer of a tamale

19. To enclose something tightly in another material