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Mole Negro

📍 Los Angeles Oaxacan Mexican $$

at Guelaguetza

"The mole negro at Guelaguetza takes three days to make. You can taste every one of them. The dried chiles, the chocolate, the char — it's a sauce of extraordinary complexity served over turkey on yellow rice. This is the definitive Oaxacan meal in Los Angeles."

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"The mole negro at Guelaguetza takes three days to make. You can taste every one of them. The dried chiles, the chocolate, the char — it's a sauce of extraordinary complexity served over turkey on yellow rice. This is the definitive Oaxacan meal in Los Angeles."