Sweet and spicy, the mole is synonymous of enjoyment of Mexico. Holiday, color, flavor and smell have its origin in the pre-Hispanic epoch when the Aztecs were preparing the "molli" or "mulli", word of origin náhuatl that refers to a species of sauce prepared with ingredients ground in put you or in molcajete, both utensils of volcanic stone.

The mulli was preparing itsself so much in the daily thing as for the big celebrations; also the aborigines were grinding cocoa to prepare a sweet and sour drink, in agreement to the information registered in diverse codices as the Florentine Codex. The line of the time takes us up to the epoch of the conquest in which there come ingredients of other continents to the Mexican kitchen(cuisine) to enrich our saucers (as the vanilla, for example). During the viceroyalty there begins the union of autochthonous ingredients those who came from the old world, overcoat in the kitchens of the convents. Thus the chocolate is in use not only as drink but as principal ingredient of the one that at present is a saucer that is representative of our country, the Mole.

The culinary art of Mexico is recognized as one of the most important three worldwide. The Mole is a saucer recognized by its exquisiteness, by its complicated elaboration and by the quantity of ingredients that are in use for its preparation: cinnamon, garlic, onion, almonds, nuts, pepper, peanuts, sweet marjoram, thyme, laurel, nail, cumin, anise, salt, chiles mulato, pasilla, ancho peper, banana, you spend (pass), corn, tomato, cookies, seeds of sunflower, sesame, only for mentioning some.

The Fair of the Mole is carried yearly in May by La Parrilla Group and this festival has turned into a tradition for Cancún and Riviera Maya. During the Festival, they present the following varieties of Moles: Camarón, Mole Black of Oaxaca, Pipían, Mole White(Target), Pink Mole, Mole of Tamarind, Xico's Mole, Tlaxcala's Mole, Mayan Mole (Mole of the House), Mole of Guava, Green Mole, Mole Coloradito, Mole Yellow Villager, Mole of Pot and Mole of Mar's Pot, Mole, Mole of Plum and Peanut's Mole.

You have to try it ALL!