Product Description
PURPOSE
WHAT IS IT?
Mole is the generic name for a number of sauces originally used in Mexican cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces.Throughout Mexico you’ll find different variations of the traditional sauce such as mole poblano, mole negro and mole verde to name a few. The common denominator between all the styles is the use of chocolate, chiles, salt, cloves, pepper, and cinnamon.
EXPERIENCE
Sauces are, naturally, the classic application for this particular blend of spices. There are many specific flavors in Mexican foods that style the cuisine such as chiles and cumin, although mole is the only traditional sauce that features chocolate. The flavor is savory, spicy, warming and slightly sweet from the use of cloves and cocoa.
CULINARY GEOGRAPHY
TRADITIONAL USES
- Meat Rub
- Mole Sauce
- Soups and stews
- Add to tequila for cocktails
IMPROVISATIONAL ‘RIFFS’
THE BACKSTORY
A common legend of its creation takes place at the Convent of Santa Rosa in Puebla early in the colonial period. Upon hearing that the archbishop was going to visit, the convent nuns went into a panic because they were poor and had almost nothing to prepare. The nuns prayed and brought together the little bits of what they did have, including chili peppers, spices, day-old bread, nuts, and a little chocolate. They killed an old turkey, cooked it and topped it with their improvised sauce. The archbishop adored it, and the rest is history.
AKA
Spanish: Condimento Seco de Mole Mexicano
French: Assaisonnement Sec pour Mole Mexicain
Italian: Condimento Secco per Mole Messicano
German: Mexikanische Mole-Gewürzmischung (Trocken)
Portuguese (Brazil): Tempero Seco de Mole Mexicano
Dutch: Mexicaanse Mole Kruidenmix (Droog)
Swedish: Mexikansk Molekrydda (Torr)
Danish: Tør Mexicansk Molékrydderi
Norwegian: Tør Mexicansk Mole-krydderblanding
Finnish: Kuiva Meksikolainen Mole-mausteseos
Polish: Sucha Przyprawa do Meksykańskiego Mole
Czech: Suché Koření na Mexické Mole
Hungarian: Száraz Mexikói Mole Fűszerkeverék
Greek: Ξηρό Μείγμα Μπαχαρικών για Μεξικάνικο Μόλε
Russian: Сухая Приправа для Мексиканского Моле
Turkish: Kuru Meksika Mole Baharatı
Arabic: بهار موليه المكسيكي الجاف
Hebrew: תערובת תיבול מולֶה מקסיקנית יבשה
Hindi: ड्राई मैक्सिकन मोल मसाला
Thai: เครื่องปรุงโมเลเม็กซิกันแบบแห้ง
Chinese (Simplified): 墨西哥摩尔干调料
Chinese (Traditional): 墨西哥摩爾乾調料
Japanese: ドライメキシカン・モレシーズニング
Korean: 드라이 멕시칸 몰레 시즈닝
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