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Mole
Chintestle
Jalapeño Jelly
Sea Salt
Molinillos

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Chocolate Oaxaqueño without or with Almonds

One of Mexico's most important gifts to the world, with the biggest impact, is the cacao bean to make chocolate. According to legend the God of Light, Quetzalcoatl, brought cacao down to the Toltecan people and taught them how to cultivate it. It was a special offering and considered "Food of the Gods". It has retained its place among the most cherished foods in Mexico. According to tradition Chocolate is to be made only by the hands of a woman, whipped into a foamy mixture, and always served with Pan de Muertos.

Chocolate Oaxaqueño without or with Almonds
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
Ingredients: cacao, sugar, cinnamon
	Individual Box	1/2 lb	$10.50
	Individual Box	1 lb	$15.25
	Case 1/2 lb (30 boxes)	15 lb	$270.00
	Case 1 lb (40 boxes)	40 lb	$530.00
	Case Food Service	40 lb	$450.00
Ingredients: cacao, almonds, sugar, cinnamon

Mole Paste

Going through the markets in Oaxaca, you will pass piles of seasoning pastes in various earthy colors and flavors. Instead of having to spend days in your kitchen, you can reconstitute Mole Paste and make this ceremonial dish in less than an hour. Serve a generous portion of chicken, turkey, pork or a combination of the three with plenty of this sauce. Although some stalls sell many different kinds of pastes, the most popular are Mole Negro, Mole Coloradito and Mole Rojo.

Mole Negro Oaxaqueño / Oaxacan Black Mole Paste
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$14.25
	Box (12 jars)	6 lb	$159.25
	Case (3 boxes, 36 jars)	18 lb	$444.60
	Ingredients: chile peppers (chilhuacle negro, guajillo, pasilla mexicano, chipotle meco, mulato), oaxacan chocolate, sugar, onion, garlic, almonds, sesame seeds, raisins, cinnamon, prunes, plantain, sunflower oil, lard, salt, herbs, spices.

Mole Coloradito / Mexican Mole paste
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$14.25
	Box 12 jars	6 lb	$159.25
	Case (3 boxes, 36jars)	18 lb	$444.60
	Ingredients: chile peppers (red ancho, guajillo) mexican chocolate , sugar, sesame seeds, cinnamon, plantain, garlic, almonds, raisins, sunflower oil, lard, salt, herbs, spices.

Mole Rojo / Red Mole paste
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$14.25
	Box 12 jars	6 lb	$159.25
	Case (3 boxes, 36jars)	18 lb	$444.60
	Ingredients: chile peppers (chilcostle, guajillo, mora) mexican chocolate, sugar, cinnamon, garlic, almonds, raisins, sunflower oil, lard, salt, herbs, spices.

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Chintestle / Smoked Chile paste

In Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec village cocineras grind chile pasilla oaxaqueño into a paste called Chintestle. The chiles are smoked in nearby villages, only a five hour burro ride away! People used to take this paste with them to spread on their tortillas, making a nutritious and instant meal. Now it is mainly used as a seasoning for marinades and salsas.

Chintestle paste
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$18.00
	Box 12 jars	6 lb	$201.00
	Case (3 boxes, 36jars)	18 lb	$565.20
Ingredients: chile pasilla oaxaqueño , salt, garlic.

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Jalapeño Jelly / Chile Canario Jelly

Jalapeño Jelly is a mixture of fresh ranch raised chile jalapenos and bell peppers grown in the Oaxacan sunshine. They are simmered in vinegar and sugar to make a rich, hot and sweet combination. This can be layered on bread, crackers or celery that is spread with farmers or goats cheese, or used in dressings, or marinades. Comes in red, green and yellow varieties.

Jalapeño Jelly (red or green)
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$13.00
	Box 12 jars	6 lb	$145.25
	Case (3 boxes, 36jars)	18 lb	$406.80
Ingredients: chiles jalapeños, bell peppers, sugar, vinager, pectin

Chile Canario Jelly (yellow)
	Unit	Net weight	Unit Price
	Individual Jar	8 oz	$13.00
	Box 12 jars	6 lb	$145.25
	Case (3 boxes, 36jars)	18 lb	$406.80
Ingredients: chiles canarios, bell peppers, sugar, vinager, pectin.

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Sea Salt

Salinas de Marquéz is a salt flat on the edge of Salina Cruz in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in Southern Oaxaca. It is here that the sea water flows into shallow pools once a year for shrimp and oysters to be grown and harvested by the townspeople. As the north winds blow off the Sierra Madres in January, the evaporation process starts and continues for several months. Once the water has evaporated the blinding white salt is revealed, all by natural progression. The women in the collective then go to hand harvest the salt, while the men do the tasks of grinding it, filling sacks and carrying them to the storage sheds. It is the birthright of those from the village to be able to work in the collective and make their living off the natural salt of their lands. Susana says: "This salt has changed my cooking forever, I love the flavor and texture of it..."

Sea Salt
	Unit	Net Weight	Unit Price
	Individual Cylinder	1/2 lb	$8.00
	Case (12 Cylinders)	6 lb	$82.80
	Individual Silver Bag (tin tie)	1 lb	$10.25
	Case (12 Silver Bags with tin tie)	12 lb	$105.60
	Individaul Silver Bags with Zipper	2 lb	$15.25
	Case (12 Silver Bags with Zipper)	24 lb	$157.20
Ingredients: sea salt

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Molinillos

Molinillos are used to create the froth on hot chocolate, wich is considered the most important point of the drink. Hold the molinillo in your hands as if prayer and rotate the pitcher stick to make air bubbles in the drink. Our molinillos are made of pine by a family in the Sierra Juarez mountains. The men make them on lathes and the women engrave them.

Molinillo
	Each	$7.75

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