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Mole Workshop


8 spots open! Write to us here to reserve yours.

Groups: 4 minimum, 8 maximum Cost per person: $1,525 USD/27,500 MXN

Dishes learned:

  • Mole negro (mole dulce) and tamales de mole negro

  • Següeza

  • Mole de castilla

  • Amarillo and tamales de amarillo 

  • Mole criollo 

  • Verde

  • Chichilo

  • Tortillas 

Skills learned:

  • Identify and work with more than 10 types of chiles 

  • Grind mole ingredients on a metate, traditional stone mill and with an electric mill, molino

  • Thicken mole with bread and masa 

  • Cook mole over gas and wood burning fire

  • How to use different leaves for making mole tamales (corn husks, leaf from the corn stalk, and banana leaf)

  • Nixtmalization process 

Includes:

  • Personalized guide and translation service (English/Spanish)

  • Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city

  • Cost of all programmed activities over the course of 6 days (4 days of clases), 5 nights  

  • 10 meals 

  • Five nights stay: 4 nights accommodations at El Diablo y La Sandía and 1 night accommodations at Rancho Los Nahuales (double occupancy)

  • Drinking water and light snacks

  • Donation to future community youth center

  • Donation to women's cooperative annual project 

Earlier Event: May 22
Mezcal Camp