Editing Tamale (section)

==Philippines and Guam==
[[File:Binaki (Steamed Corn Cake) 1.jpg|thumb|''[[Binaki]]'', a type of sweet tamale from [[Bukidnon]], Philippines]]
In the Philippines and Guam, which were governed by Spain as a province of Mexico, different forms of tamale-like foods exist. In the Philippines, they merged with the native leaf-wrapped rice cakes (''[[kakanin]]'') and are made with a dough derived from ground rice and are filled with seasoned chicken or pork with the addition of peanuts and other seasonings such as sugar.  In some places, such as Pampanga, where it is popularly known as ''bobotu'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Drilon|first=Ces Oreña|title=The day lifestyle diva Martha Stewart planted rice in Pampanga|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/08/22/19/the-day-lifestyle-diva-martha-stewart-planted-rice-in-pampanga|access-date=2021-02-23|website=ABS-CBN News|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624071430/https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/08/22/19/the-day-lifestyle-diva-martha-stewart-planted-rice-in-pampanga|url-status=live}}</ref> and Batangas provinces, the tamales are wrapped in banana leaves, but sweet corn varieties from the Visayas region are wrapped in corn husks similar to the sweet corn tamales of the American Southwest and Mexico.  Because of the work involved in the preparation of tamales, they usually only appear during the special holidays or other big celebrations.  Various {{Lang|es|tamal}} recipes have practically disappeared under the pressures of modern life and the ease of fast food.  Several varieties of tamales are also found in the Philippines.<ref name="bin">{{cite web|url=http://www.binisaya.com/node/21%26search%3Droot%26word%3Dbaki|title=Baki|work=Binisaya – Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.|publisher=Binisaya.com|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914122119/http://www.binisaya.com/node/21%26search%3Droot%26word%3Dbaki|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="inato">{{cite web|url=http://bisayajudkaayo.blogspot.com/2008/06/pintos-cebuano-sweet-tamales.html|title=Pintos (Cebuano Sweet Tamales)|date=2 June 2008|publisher=Inato Lang|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013195940/http://bisayajudkaayo.blogspot.com/2008/06/pintos-cebuano-sweet-tamales.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="adv">{{cite web|title=Binaki the Corn Cake from Cagayan de Oro City|url=http://www.adventuringfoodie.com/2014/02/binaki-corn-cake-cagayan.html/|website=AdventuringFoodie|date=11 February 2014|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916105233/http://www.adventuringfoodie.com/2014/02/binaki-corn-cake-cagayan.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tamales, ''tamalis'', ''tamalos'', and ''pasteles'' are different varieties found throughout the region. Some are sweet, some are savory, and some are sweet and savory. Mostly wrapped in banana leaves and made of rice, either the whole grain or ground and cooked with coconut milk and other seasonings, they are sometimes filled with meat and seafood, or are plain and have no filling.  There are certain varieties, such as ''tamalos'', that are made of a sweet corn masa wrapped in a corn husk or leaf. There are also varieties made without masa, like ''tamalis'', which are made with small fish fry wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, similar to the {{Lang|es|tamales de charal}} from Mexico, where the small fish are cooked whole with herbs and seasonings wrapped inside a corn husk without masa. The number of varieties has dwindled through the years so certain types of tamales that were once popular in the Philippines have become lost or are simply memories.  The variety found in Guam, known as ''tamales guiso'', is made with corn masa and wrapped in corn husks, and as with the Philippine tamales, are clear evidence of the influence of the galleon trade that occurred between the ports of Manila and Acapulco.<ref name="pp">{{cite web|title=Binaki Recipe|url=http://www.panlasangpinoyrecipes.com/binaki-recipe/|website=Panlasang Pinoy Recipes|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918165514/https://www.panlasangpinoyrecipes.com/binaki-recipe/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ha">{{cite web|title=Binaki|url=http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/binaki/|website=Hapagkainan|date=23 May 2014|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918175037/http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/binaki/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pf">{{cite web|title=Pintos and Budbod Kabog: Best of North Cebu Pasalubong|url=http://penfires.com/pintos-and-budbod-kabog-best-north-cebu-pasalubong/|website=Penfires|date=19 September 2012|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922235722/http://penfires.com/pintos-and-budbod-kabog-best-north-cebu-pasalubong/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Biyaki">{{cite web |title=Biyaki |url=https://pinoyfoodillustrated.blogspot.com/2015/04/biyaki.html |website=Philippine Food Illustrated |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513220906/https://pinoyfoodillustrated.blogspot.com/2015/04/biyaki.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mga Sangkap ng Bawat Uri ng Minatamis na Pagkain |url=http://nahidahhadjisobair.blogspot.com/2013/04/maranao-foodsmenu.html |website=Maranao Foods/Menu |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-date=21 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221221831/http://nahidahhadjisobair.blogspot.com/2013/04/maranao-foodsmenu.html |url-status=live }}</ref>