- Come on.
You got this,
Shoot it!
Aww.
- Why'd you leave me in the store like that?
I had to walk 27 blocks to get here.
- You know what?
I had a feeling that I forgot something at the store
and it turns out it was you.
My bad.
- What do you mean you forgot me?
How do you forget a whole person?
- Bad memory, I guess.
- My fingers have lost all sensation.
And not only that,
I got chased by two dogs and one cat!
- Well, cats are known to chase rats.
- What does that mean?
- Uh, nothing.
- Anyway, all that walking made me hungry.
Do you have any food?
- Oh, I made me some mole.
Do you want some?
- Ew! What is that?
That looks, illegal.
- What do you mean "Ugh"?
This right here is one of Earth's most savory pleasures.
- Well, it looks like the opposite of that.
Like the opposite side of a spectrum.
- Have some respect, man.
This is literally the national dish of Mexico.
Mole!
- Oh, sorry.
It just doesn't look that appetizing.
- Okay, I'll admit.
It's not the prettiest looking food,
but it's delicious.
- What is it made of?
- Look, Chris, as much as I do enjoy
explaining these Mexican foods and traditions with you,
it does get a bit exhausting.
So I'm gonna let my tio handle this one.
- What do you mean?
- My tio loves mole and knows a lot about it.
So he's gonna explain it to you.
- Hey, what's up? I'm Ramon's uncle!
I heard you wanna know about mole.
- Hi, Ramon's uncle.
Umm, yeah, I've never heard of it.
- Do you live under a rock or something?
mole is a way of life.
But more specifically,
mole is a thick and decadent sauce
that you put on chicken, beef, enchiladas,
and pretty much anything you want.
- Uhh, can I ask a dumb question?
- Chris, when I'm teaching,
No question is a dumb question.
Go ahead.
- Does the name have anything to do with moles?
- Okay, I lied.
That was a dumb question. Wow!
But anyway, the word mole comes
from the Nahuatl word "molli"
which means sauce or concoction.
- Uncle, tell him the origin of mole.
- Okay, okay.
So no one really knows where mole originated,
but one story is that's the Aztecs and their king Montezuma
saw the conquistadors and they thought they were gods.
So they welcomed them with a feast that included mole.
- Oh, that's a nice story.
- Yeah, till the conquistador's colonized!
But anyway, another story claims that mole originated
as a meal prepared for the archbishop
of the covenant of Santa Rosa.
And when he went to go visit,
the nuns mixed different ingredients
because they had nothing prepared.
And from that, came mole.
- Not only that,
but the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca
both claim to be the origin place of mole.
- Hmm, Interesting.
So what are the ingredients for mole?
- Oh, that's a good one. You're funny!
- Why is it funny?
- Reach behind your ear.
There's a note that explains why we're laughing.
- There's nothing there.
- Yeah, I was just kidding!
but pretty much there's a lot of ingredients.
There are different kinds of moles,
with the main ones being mole poblano,
mole verde, and mole negro.
- Each mole is unique,
but they all share the same combination
of chiles, herbs, spices, masa, bread, seeds, and nuts.
But one of the main ingredients is cacao or chocolate.
- Wait, it has chocolate?
- Mole negro is one of the moles that uses cacao.
But it's only one of 40 plus ingredients.
- Whoa, I didn't know mole was so complex.
- Yeah. It is complex.
Anyway,
I've actually been sitting on the toilet this whole time,
and well, I gotta wipe.
So I'll talk to you later, adios!
How do you turn this off?
- Ugh! He was on the toilet the whole time?
- Sorry about that. My tio can be a little weird.
- Well, he was really nice.
He explained mole to me
and now I'm really excited to try it.
- You should be!
And FYI, this mole wasn't made from scratch.
It was actually made
from this container that we bought from the store.
And once it's used, and the mole is made,
this makes for a great drinking cup.
So do you want to try some?
- Yeah, of course.
Mm, this smells so good.
Whew!
This is amazing!
I'm so sorry I ever doubted you.
- And that's just the one type of mole,
Wait until you try the rest of them.
- Ooh I really wanna try the other ones.
- Uh, y-you got a little...
- What? Why're you laughing?
- You know what, enjoy the mole.
- Why are you taking a photo?
- Oh, my tio is gonna love this.
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