Comments on: Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Mexican Mole Dip http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/ The Chocolate Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sylvia http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37302 Sylvia Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:02:44 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37302 Jewel, yes, you are misunderstanding me. Chocolate is used in mole. Adding chocolate to a sauce does not magically turn it into a mole. I'm not saying mole can't be modified, but do you really feel that "a chunky tomato and haricot bean dip with chocolate" is a mole? It strikes me as a dip that happens to include chocolate. :) Jewel, yes, you are misunderstanding me.

Chocolate is used in mole.

Adding chocolate to a sauce does not magically turn it into a mole.

I’m not saying mole can’t be modified, but do you really feel that “a chunky tomato and haricot bean dip with chocolate” is a mole? It strikes me as a dip that happens to include chocolate. :)

]]> By: jewel http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37227 jewel Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:24:10 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37227 sorry, just wanted to make one more comment on mole -- one of the coolest things about it is that it is so versatile and so individual, everyone has their own take on it, so there really is no incorrect way to make it -- only individual interpretations. I have a mexican friend here in tucson who swears by adding peanut butter to his mole, and it is absolutely delicious. i know a lot of people who would scoff at his recipe, but it's mole nonetheless -- just his own version. sorry, just wanted to make one more comment on mole — one of the coolest things about it is that it is so versatile and so individual, everyone has their own take on it, so there really is no incorrect way to make it — only individual interpretations.

I have a mexican friend here in tucson who swears by adding peanut butter to his mole, and it is absolutely delicious. i know a lot of people who would scoff at his recipe, but it’s mole nonetheless — just his own version.

]]> By: jewel http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37226 jewel Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:19:52 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37226 sylvia, maybe i'm misunderstanding you, but is your argument that chocolate is NOT used in mole? because here in the southwest U.S. (Arizona, to be exact), where we live on mexican food, chocolate is a very common ingredient -- definitely in mole poblano and mole negra. here is a page with quite a few different mole sauces, both authentic mexican recipes and some nice variations: http://www.ramekins.com/mole/recipesmole.html cheers, jewel in tucson sylvia, maybe i’m misunderstanding you, but is your argument that chocolate is NOT used in mole? because here in the southwest U.S. (Arizona, to be exact), where we live on mexican food, chocolate is a very common ingredient — definitely in mole poblano and mole negra.

here is a page with quite a few different mole sauces, both authentic mexican recipes and some nice variations:
http://www.ramekins.com/mole/recipesmole.html

cheers,
jewel in tucson

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37217 Sylvia Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:14:49 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37217 "...In English, it often refers to a specific sauce which is known in Spanish by the more specific name mole poblano" Regardless, I'd love to see a version of mole in Mexico that includes those ingredients. There are variants - my argument is simply that this isn't one of them. “…In English, it often refers to a specific sauce which is known in Spanish by the more specific name mole poblano”

Regardless, I’d love to see a version of mole in Mexico that includes those ingredients. There are variants – my argument is simply that this isn’t one of them.

]]> By: Dom http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37211 Dom Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:31:12 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37211 Wikipedia says "mole" is a generic term used for many different sauces. (I wouldn't know as I never eat anything named after burrowing mammals.) Wikipedia says “mole” is a generic term used for many different sauces. (I wouldn’t know as I never eat anything named after burrowing mammals.)

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37205 Sylvia Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:09:55 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37205 Um. Sainsbury's, not Tesco's, obviously. Bah. I was upset. Um. Sainsbury’s, not Tesco’s, obviously. Bah. I was upset.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/sainsburys-taste-the-difference-mexican-mole-dip/comment-page-1/#comment-37204 Sylvia Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:07:17 +0000 http://www.chocablog.com/?p=1259#comment-37204 This is so NOT mole! I'm gasping at the audacity of Tesco's. Mole is lovely and this dip may be lovely too but GAH! You can't simply take savoury food, add chocolate and call it mole! *wanders off muttering* This is so NOT mole! I’m gasping at the audacity of Tesco’s. Mole is lovely and this dip may be lovely too but GAH! You can’t simply take savoury food, add chocolate and call it mole!

*wanders off muttering*

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