Lol. True story. Rainy shitty day in Wisco' during undergrad, I must've been 18-19. I buy some canned tamales (This is Wisconsin in the 80's, don't judge me) and go back to my dorm room, heat them up in the microwave. I start eating. I'm all, "WTF? These things are awful, they are impossible to eat, taste like shit and are really tough!" Couldn't finish, threw them out.
Well 15 years later, a friend of a friend had some homemade tamales that were reportedly awesome. I was leery but had a revelation when my buddy PEELED THE CORN HUSK OFF THE TAMALE.
I'm a dope.