A front page article in today’s Albuquerque Journal’s “Business Outlook” describes the migration of fresh chile production from the Hatch Valley, across the border to Mexico. You can read it by clicking the link. So let’s be clear: ONLY Hatch chile tastes like Hatch chile…and ONLY Hatch chile must be Certified by state law. At Chile Traditions, we sell nothing but genuine Hatch chile. Our farms have been in Hatch for more than two decades. And [...]

FRESH HATCH CHILE, FROM OUR STORE TO YOUR GRILL! Did you know that “Carne Tampiquena” (Steak Tampico Style) is said to have originated in the 1940s by a restauranteur in Mexico City? But if you’ve ever been to New Mexico, you know we adopted it in a big way! Just grill your favorite cut of beef with fresh Hatch green chile, sweet onion, and garlic to taste. Smother your steak in the mix, maybe prepare an [...]