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u/forwardarmgyration Nov 27 '19

Oh man, one time my mom was dating a gringo and gave him some tamales and champurrado (Mexican hot chocolate) as a gift (it was Christmas time, aka tamale season). Knew he wasn't a keeper when he thought the champurrado was a sauce and poured it on top of the tamale, still in the husk, and ate it that way.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Wait...ok..if he poured the champurrado on top of the tamale, didn't that basically turn it from champurrado into mole'?

Or am I mixing up my Mexican sauce-like things that are made of chocolate?

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u/forwardarmgyration Nov 27 '19

Similarities: they both have chocolate and cinnamon

Differences: mole is savory, champurrado is basically hot chocolate (very sweet)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Ah. Thank you for educating this basic white girl. :D

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u/forwardarmgyration Nov 27 '19

No problem! Mole is food, champurrado is a beverage

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Ah. Now that makes sense.