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