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Corn meal would not at all work in place of masa. Corn flour may work for tortillas, but not for tamales. There is no substitute for masa harina unless you use actual ground nixtamal which is what masa harina is made from. I would imagine you could order masa harina online and have it shipped...

Masa doesn not mean corn, nor is it a brand. Masa means "dough" in Spanish. Back in the day Native Mexicans prepared corn by soaking it in lime (Calcium hydroxide, a pickling agent) and rubbing it to remove the skins. It was then ground up to create a dough. The prepared corn was called...