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Chilhuacle Negro is a rare variety of dried Capsicum annuum chili pepper cultivated primarily in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is visually distinguished by its dark brown to black, deeply wrinkled skin. The pepper is characterized by a complex flavor profile that includes notes of fruit,...

Ancho chili is the dried form of a fully ripe red poblano pepper, a variety widely used in Mexican cooking. It is usually mild, with a sweet, fruity flavor often described as raisin-like, and it contributes color, body, and depth to sauces, salsas, and dishes such as mole. Ancho is a dried chile rat...

Chilhuacle Amarillo is a scarce, bright yellow chili pepper variety traditionally cultivated in Oaxaca, Mexico. Recognized for its fruity, slightly sweet flavor profile, it is most notably utilized as a foundational dried ingredient in mole amarillo and other complex regional Oaxacan sauces. This sp...

Chilhuacle Rojo is a chile pepper variety cultivated primarily in the Cañada region of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is one of three chilhuacle types—alongside Chilhuacle Negro and Chilhuacle Amarillo—traditionally used in Oaxacan cuisine. When dried, the chilhuacle rojo has a reddish-brown exterior and contri...

The Guajillo chile is a dried form of the mirasol pepper, belonging to the Capsicum annuum species. It is a staple ingredient in Mexican cuisine, frequently used to prepare salsas, marinades, and complex mole sauces. The pepper is characterized by its thin, leathery, deep red skin and offers a tangy...

Pasilla chili is the dried form of the ripe chilaca pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum used in Mexican cuisine. It is usually long, dark, and wrinkled, with mild to moderate heat and flavors commonly described as earthy, fruity, raisin-like, or herbal. Cooks use pasilla in sauces, soups, salsas,...

Oaxacan cuisine represents a deeply rooted culinary tradition within Mexico’s Oaxaca region. It is notable for its complex mole sauces, developed over centuries using indigenous ingredients such as corn, chilies, and spices. These dishes showcase the area's agricultural heritage and diverse flavors....

Pasilla chile is the dried form of the chilaca pepper (Capsicum annuum), a key ingredient in Mexican mole negro, with a mild to medium heat and a rich, raisin-like flavor; its name means 'little raisin.'

Mulato chile is a dried variant of the poblano (Capsicum annuum) that ripens to dark brown before drying, producing a chocolate and licorice flavor and mild heat, essential to traditional mole poblano.

The 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy adapts John le Carré’s classic Cold War thriller about a British intelligence officer investigating a suspected mole within MI6. Gary Oldman portrays George Smiley as he navigates a complex web of deception and betrayal during the height of the Soviet threat....

A mole marionette dressed as a miner from the Zoo Sapiens collection, which presents anthropomorphic animals in recognizable human occupations.

The Other Side of Silence is a 2016 historical mystery novel by British author Philip Kerr, serving as the eleventh installment in his Bernie Gunther series. Set in 1956, the narrative follows the retired detective on the French Riviera, where he becomes entangled in a blackmail plot involving the B...

The Deadly Affair is a 1967 British espionage film directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted from John le Carré's debut novel Call for the Dead. Starring James Mason as a veteran intelligence officer whose investigation into a foreign diplomat's suicide uncovers a complex web of betrayal, the film alters th...

"The Assets" is an American television miniseries first broadcast by ABC in 2014. It dramatizes the investigation that identified CIA officer Aldrich Ames as a Soviet and Russian intelligence mole, drawing on the nonfiction account by former CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille. The se...

Hunt is a 2022 South Korean espionage thriller written, directed by, and starring Lee Jung-jae, marking his feature directorial debut. Co-starring Jung Woo-sung, it follows rival intelligence agents in the 1980s investigating a suspected mole within the agency then known as the Korean Central Intell...

Khufiya is a 2023 Hindi-language Indian spy thriller directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It adapts Amar Bhushan's espionage novel Escape to Nowhere and follows an intelligence operative investigating a suspected mole within India's Research and Analysis Wing, commonly called RAW. The film combines an inter...

Silverview is John le Carré’s final novel, published posthumously in 2021. The story follows a London financier who moves to a quiet English coastal town and becomes acquainted with a mysterious Polish émigré. Their relationship draws the protagonist into questions involving personal loyalties, secr...