The Mexican state of Oaxaca is renowned for its mastery in moles, delicate and complex sauces prepared with seeds, chiles, and several other ingredients. There are 7 famous Oaxacan mole recipes and authentic mole chichilo is one of them. Authentic mole chichilo is a dark mole whose color is obtained from charring some of its ingredients, like black chilhuacle chile and avocado leaves. Slightly bitter and mildly spicy, authentic mole chichilo is traditionally served with beef.