Composition or mixture of several edible substances, diluted, made to dress or season food. There is no doubt that the above definition was translated from the Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary. Had it originated in Mexico, the definition would have a lot more flavor, color and gusto. Maestro Fuentes Mares used to say that wine is king on the table. A good mole, as any well-bred Mexican knows, possesses the virtue of transforming something so tasteless as white chicken breast into a real delicacy, worthy enough to be served on the most sophisticated and elegant table.
Salsa is a very significant expression ofculture.
In the same way we seek to dignify and elevate things from their rustic and wild status, to the limits set by our own imagination and resources. We cannot deny the fact that a good steak, properly grilled, has its virtues. But a well prepared sauce, with all those ingredients and hidden secrets, patiently and cleverly accumulated through generations, ennobles and redeems meats and fishes that otherwise would be almost completely worthless. This quotation from don Jos Fuentes Mares defines in a very intelligent way the role of sauces in any civilized kitchen. Excelling among the magnificent, are the marvelous cuisines from Puebla, Oaxaca and Yucat n.