In true Gothic form, he says this food is like a poison to him.
I think about my favorite food a lot. Of course, as someone who writes about food, it’s a topic that is on my mind all the time. I also love finding out what my favorite celebrities enjoy eating. Until I started working for Taste of Home, I had no idea just how many celebs love oatmeal for breakfast every day—Kate Middleton, Willie Nelson and Ina Garten just to name a few.
Recently, Rachel McAdams disclosed that she could eat oysters every single day. I loved that answer, because it was genuinely one I hadn’t heard before! So now every time a celebrity discloses their favorite food, I pay attention.
I saw a clip on Instagram about Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s favorite food. He’s the filmmaker behind some absolutely phenomenal monster movies, like Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water. This year, his adaptation of Frankenstein has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. The way he talks about his favorite food is so relatable, I had to share!
What is Guillermo del Toro’s favorite food?
Guillermo was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. A prolific filmmaker, he’s been nominated for eight Oscars and has won three. And when he is not on set, he is probably chowing down on some of his favorite Mexican foods. And there is one in particular that he loves more than any other: mole. “My favorite Mexican dish has to be mole,” he says in the clip. “It’s just like poison for me. I could eat a whole bucket of the thing.”
He’s got great taste. Mole is a savory and complex Mexican sauce with a great depth of flavor. Like all great sauces, no two are alike. Every family has its own way of building the layers of ingredients that make a mole. In general, though, the sauce brings together at least two types of chiles, something sour (like tomatillos), something sweet (dried fruit or sugar), spices and a thickening agent. It’s combined into a paste, then mixed with water or broth and simmered for hours.
This is definitely a labor-intensive sauce, but it’s worth the wait. It’s a great topping to tamales or chicken. Or, if you’re a fan like Guillermo, all you need is a bucket. And probably a straw!
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