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15 moles in Oaxaca: a tasting of flavor and culture
The most complete food tasting to discover the different flavors of Oaxaca's 8 regions in one place.
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Mole amarillo is the brightest yellow of the seven moles, built on chilhuacle amarillo, hierba santa and masa, served at funerals and weddings in Sierra communities; in Mexico we have verified places to eat it in Oaxaca. Start with where to eat Mole amarillo in Oaxaca.
Mole amarillo · Oaxaca
Mole amarillo is the brightest yellow of the seven moles, built on chilhuacle amarillo, hierba santa and masa, served at funerals and weddings in Sierra communities.
Mole amarillo is the most pre-Hispanic of the seven; it predates the Spanish, with chilhuacle amarillo (only grown in Cuicatlan), hierba santa, masa-thickened broth and no chocolate. It is the canonical mole for the empanadas-de-amarillo street vendors at Plaza Llano on weekend afternoons. Ancestral Cocina Tradicional in Xochimilco serves an amarillo with pork and chayote that locals consider the city's reference version.
Where to eat in Oaxaca:
- Ancestral Cocina Tradicional
- Las Quince Letras
- Los Pacos
- Restaurante Catedral
- Tierra del Sol
Where to eat Mole amarillo in Oaxaca: the editor picks
Taste Mole amarillo with a local in Oaxaca
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Oaxaca: Traditional Mole Cooking Class with Market Visit
Learn how to prepare authentic Oaxacan mole with a traditional cook. Visit a local market, cook together, and enjoy the meal before returning to your lodging.
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Oaxaca: Taste 8+ Moles, Teotitlan Village, and El Tule Tree
Have 8 to 12 moles for breakfast, prepared by a local chef with international experience, and visit a Zapotec rug workshop and the El Tule Tree. Private, maximum of 4 people.
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