Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is finally upon us and the meal preparations have begun in most of our homes.

Due to the turkey being a main course of Thanksgiving we decided to talk a little bit about the turkey and its significance in Mexico’s dishes.

Although the Thanksgiving holiday is an American holiday it is celebrated with a turkey dinner and the turkey originates from pre- Hispanic Mexico. The turkey was domesticated around 800 BC and became a staple and a trade food among the Indigenous communities.

The turkey eventually made its way to North America where it became an ideal food source for Harvest and then eventually Thanksgiving. Because the turkey was such a fundamental staple in Mexico’s indigenous communities, we will be choosing a recipe that originated with the turkey, but was also of the Mexico’s indigenous communities.

The Mole sauce is one of the representative dishes of Mexico and it has been traced to the Indigenous communities of Pre-Hispanic times. References of this dish is mentioned by Fray Bernardino de Sahagun who described this dish in his writings as Mulli who was given to him by Moctezuma. The dish survived the conquering of the Spaniards, but variations have since been created making it one of most extensive and varied dishes across Mexico.

There are hundreds of versions of this Mestizo dish. Today we will be sharing our recipe of mole! But to us it is known as Manchamantel, that is what our dish is called and the recipe we have known for several generations.

You may find the ingredients in our market or at a Hispanic supermarket in your area.

We hope you love it as much as we do, and we also wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!