Someone looked at a perfectly good burger and thought yeah but what if we melted cheese on it.
Fun fact: The U.S. trademark for the word "cheeseburger" was granted to a Denver restaurant in 1935.
You steam them in a corn husk you're not supposed to eat, yet someone at the table always tries.
Fun fact: Archaeological evidence suggests Mesoamerican civilizations were making tamales as far back as 8000 BC.