Mole sauce of all mole varieties and has been ranked as number one of "typical" Mexican dishes. It has also been called the "national dish" of Mexico. The state of Puebla is identified with "mole poblano". "Mole poblano" has been described as an ancient dish. "Mole poblano" contains about 20 ingredients, including chili peppers and chocolate, which works to counteract the heat of the chili peppers, but the chocolate does not dominate. It helps give the sauce its dark color, but this is also provided by the mulato peppers. This sauce is most often served over turkey at weddings, birthdays and baptisms,
Egusi sauce Egusi sauce Egusi soup is a culinary soup prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient. Egusi seeds are the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (squash, melon, gourd) plants. Egusi soup is common and prevalent across Central Africa, and may be served atop rice, cooked vegetables or grilled meat, such as goat, chicken, beef or fish. It may also be served atop fufu, omelettes and, amala, eba, among other foods. Egusi soup is also consumed in West Africa, sometimes with chicken. It is prepared by grinding egusi seeds, from which a paste is created. soup ingredients may include