Mole Sauce Cooking Class
Sat, Feb 07
|Wild Onion Market
Chef Ernesto Rodriguez from El Molcajete Sauces will cook mole sauce from scratch.
Time & Location
Feb 07, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Wild Onion Market, 7007 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626, USA
About the event
Wild Onion Food Coop Mole Sauce Cooking Class
An Indigenous Oaxaca cooking class offers a deeply immersive experience into the culinary traditions, culture, and history of the Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca, Mexico. Here's what you can typically expect🌶️ Ingredients and Techniques
Participants learn to work with native ingredients like heirloom corn, cacao, chilies (pasilla, chilhuacle, and costeño), wild herbs (epazote, hoja santa), and seasonal produce.
You may start by grinding corn on a metate, to make fresh masa for tortillas or tamales. We also will introduce different indigenous tools like soplador, jarros y molenillos, and prehispanic drinks made with corn.
Preparing moles (like mole negro or mole coloradito), tlayudas, or memelas might be part of the session.
🧓🏽 Cultural Exchange