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Feria del Mole – Universidad Popular Press "Enter" to skip to content unshut menu + Donate unshut menu Home About Us Programs Get Involved Feria del Mole Contact Us Feria del Mole BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE Get your ticket today. Enjoy all the moles. VOTE for the best! *Moleras will be selling mole paste Mole Tasting from 12-5pm Awards at 5pm / Ending at 6pm 2801 S HAMLIN AVE. CHICAGO, IL. 60623 (773)733-5055 The 13th Feria del Mole History The first Feria del Mole was organized by a group of 10 to 15 women who took part in Universidad Popular’s Women’s Empowerment Program. These women, month 25-60, were coming together once a week to discuss their lives, families, hopes, dreams, and support each other. At the time, Olivia Flores-Godinez, former executive director, was leading the group; the main theme was “self-esteem development.” Olivia kept hearing disempowering remarks from these participants, all Mexican immigrants and mainly homemakers: “I’m not good at anything,” or “I’m not smart,” or “I don’t have any skills – how will I get a job or help my children do their homework?” One day, Olivia asked these women if anyone was good at cooking. All of them responded with a resounding “YES!” The dish that they most prided themselves on was their mole. Sharing this conversation with the staff a few days later, one of them, and one coworker mentioned a very popular “feria del mole” festival in a pueblo near Mexico City. Perhaps UP participants could put together their own “feria.” Thus was born the Feria del Mole in Chicago, an opportunity for women (and some men!) in the polity to put their culinary skills on exhibit at this polity festival, with. Thus far, at least, some of La Feria del Mole winners have started their own home businesses, catering private parties and events with their famous mole. The event has moreover wilt a cultural event for Universidad Popular’s polity empowerment programs for youth, adults, and seniors during Hispanic Heritage month. What is mole? The world “mole” comes from the Aztec word “molli,” meaning concoction, stew, or sauce. To the uninformed, mole is a Mexican sauce. In Mexico, mole is a hundred dishes in a hundred homes: It varies not only from region to region but moreover from town to town. The mole poblano, originating from the state of Puebla, is the most famous. The mole poblano is a ramified dish thoughtfully woven together using zestless chiles, nuts, seeds, vegetables, spices, and chocolate (preferably ground and toasted cacao beans). While mole is a traditional dish prepared to gloat special occasions, it is moreover served as the main undertow of many family dinners.         Las registraciones para participar con su MOLE estan abiertas. Para mas información llamar a Universidad Popular al 773-733-5055     PREMIOS AL MEJOR MOLE POR VOTO POPULAR Feria del Mole Septiembre 29, 2018 PRIMER  LUGAR           $1,250 DLS. SEGUNDO  LUGAR       $1,000 DLS. TERCER       LUGAR          $750 DLS.  Unshutregistrations to participate in “La Feria del Mole 2018.” For increasingly information please undeniability Universidad Popular at 773-733-5055     _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________         CENA DE GALA 2017   Our Cena de Gala  was September 28, 2017 at Universidad Popular. Internationally well-known chefs from Mexico joined us.  We hosted Chef Gabriel Jimenez, Chef Rogelio Pedraza, Cocinera Tradicional Juana Amaya, Chef Guillermo Gonzales, y Chef Ovidio Perez.       Search for: Familia Universidad PopularFeria del Mole 2017 Universidad Populareducation with, by and for the people Startup Blog by Compete Themes.