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Three chicken enchiladas topped with mole poblano sauce, sesame seeds, and radish slices, served on a clay plate. Three enchiladas on a plate, each topped with a different mole sauce-red, black, and green-and garnished with seeds and sesame, served in Puebla, Mexico.
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Three chicken enchiladas topped with mole poblano sauce, sesame seeds, and radish slices, served on a clay plate.
mole poblano A serving of chicken enmoladas, covered with mole poblano.

An enmolada is a Mexican dish where enchiladas are topped with mole sauce. Enchiladas themselves are traditionally made with a corn tortilla rolled around a filling, then covered in chili sauce and baked. Fillings can include meat, beans, cheese, seafood, or vegetables.123

Mole is a cooked chili sauce, considered a defining feature of Mexican cuisine, rather than a condiment like salsa. It's typically made from roasted chilies, dried fruits, nuts, and spices, often resulting in a smoky, earthy flavor. When mole sauce is poured over enchiladas, the dish becomes an enmolada. Enchiladas have been a popular street food in Mexico since the early 1900s.213

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