Blogs :: holy mole
I'm not a fan. I'll admit it. I always liked the chicken mole burrito (second to the potato burrito of course) at Big City, but apparently thats not real MOLE. What is mole? Chocolate. Not the sweet Hershey's kind, the bitter stuff. We ate this first at a restaurant fancily named Zandunga our first day in Oaxaca, and for the rest of the time I attempted to avoid it and failed several more times:
- Pollo con Platano Macho en Mole de Guavaba - Mole introduction. Exquisite sound and looking dish: chicken wrapped in thin slices of fried sweet bananas set in rich dark chocolate Mole. You know how when you pick a random good sounding dish off the menu having no idea what it really is but being really excited by the idea all the same? FYI, it doesn't always work.
- Tamales - I love them. Wrapped in large green leaves here. They are huge. The bigger they are the more Mole. Not a fan anymore.
- Colorado Sauce - In Colorado this typically refers to a darker, red type of sauce. In Oaxaca, its quite popular, but its darker than red brown and its actually Mole. I'll stick to eating Colorado sauce in Colorado next time.
...but not all appetite was lost in Oaxaca. One of the best (and cheapest) meals came from the street and it wasn't the stray dogs running around although I'm waiting for the day still. Instead it was a good 'ole burger. (There was a fry guy too next cart door.) Not your typical Burger King crap, although there was one of those directly across the street, this was thinly smashed ground beef (seriously, like 1/16 pounder) topped with cheese, onions, peppers, and a slice of ham covered in salsa, mayo, and ketchup. I could do without the later to, but I wanted my first one to be truly Mexican street style. For $2 you can't beat the taste except with maybe one of the other exceptional two dollar meals we found in the way of tortas (grilled sandwiches consisting of meat, peppers, cheese, onions, salsa, and more) on a back alley one night.
Oaxaca, Mexico, food
Posted By:
Brendon
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:26 PM
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