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It is mashed into masa and cooked into tortillas, tamales and tlacoyos.

Heirloom corn and/or masa definitely.

For example, a pantry geared toward Mexican cooking might include cumin, smoked paprika, chipotle chiles, masa harina, and a bottle of good hot sauce.

Sold in jars or pouches, Guelaguetza’s mole starters can be purchased individually or in gift boxes; some gift boxes contain only mole, some come with beans and masa, and others include cookbooks by co-owner Bricia Lopez.

The James Beard Award-winning Oaxacan restaurant in the heart of Koreatown cooks up a rainbow of moles and dozens of other regional specialties, and thanks to the restaurant’s retail line of mole starter pastes, imported chocolate, bags of masa and dried beans, so can you.