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Mole (Spanish:; from Nahuatl mōlli, Nahuatl:), meaning 'sauce', is a traditional sauce and marinade originally used in Mexican cuisine.In contemporary Mexico the term is used for a number of sauces, some quite dissimilar, including mole amarillo or amarillito (yellow mole), mole chichilo, mole colorado or coloradito (reddish mole), mole manchamantel or manchamanteles (tablecloth stainer ...
Enchiladas con mole, instead of chili sauce, are served with mole, [15] and are also known as enmoladas. [16] Enchiladas placeras are Michoacán plaza-style, made with vegetables and poultry. [17] Enchiladas poblanas are soft corn tortillas filled with chicken and poblano peppers, topped with oaxaca cheese. [18]
Tamales are differentiated by the filling which is again defined by the sauce (red or green chile pepper or mole). Dishes without a sauce are rarely eaten without salsa or without fresh or pickled chiles. This includes street foods, such as tacos, tortas, soup, sopes, tlacoyos, tlayudas, gorditas and sincronizadas. [17]
Salsa is a common ingredient in Mexican cuisine, served as a condiment with tacos, stirred into soups and stews, or incorporated into tamale fillings. Salsa fresca is fresh salsa made with tomatoes and hot peppers. Salsa verde is made with cooked tomatillos and is served as a dip or sauce for chilaquiles, enchiladas, and other dishes.
Encacahuatado is a typical Mexican dish that consists of a thick peanut-like sauce with tomato, dried chili, sesame seeds ground and roasted together. The sauce is then stewed with chicken, pork, or beef.
Some examples of mass-produced Tex-Mex cuisine include canned chili, a hybridized version of Mexican "chile con carne", as well as packaged tortillas, boxes of pre-cooked taco shells, frozen burritos, packages of pre-made guacamole, bottled salsa, and bottled nacho cheese. [10] Many Americans confuse these foods with authentic Mexican foods. [11]
Manchamanteles (literally, "tablecloth stainer") in Mexican cuisine, is a stew of assorted meat, chili peppers, vegetables, and fruits.A typical recipe for mancha manteles contains chicken and/or pork, chorizo, pineapple, apple, banana, chili peppers, almonds, cinnamon, lard and tomatoes.
Rajas con crema. Rajas con crema is the name given to a Mexican dish consisting of sliced poblano pepper with cream (the name literally means "slices" in Spanish). [1] It is very popular in Mexico, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country.