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[Merced] El Sabor De Oaxaca- good mole

I don’t think I really understand mole negro, or mole in general, until I had the mole from El Sabor De Oaxaca in Merced. We’ve had moles in Oaxaca and here in the Bay Area but somehow it was always a little off balanced. El Sabor De Oaxaca was just right- the many components intricately combined to form a complex, nuanced and delicious mole, that’s not overly sweet and the chocolate perfectly blended in. [IMG_2681.HEIC] Handmade tortillas to mop up all the mole. [IMG_2682.HEIC] [IMG_26…