You may have heard that New Mexico Department of Agriculture officials have launched a “chile blitz,” aimed at identifying fake New Mexico chile. Misrepresenting  or mislabeling chile from Mexico or other states in the USA isn’t only unethical, it’s illegal! Know this: at Chile Traditions, we sell and roast ONLY Certified Hatch chile. We’ll even show you our NMDA Certificate! Get the real thing. Come to our outdoor roasting center, corner of Wyoming & Montgomery, ABQ. [...]

Developed last year by Jim, June, and Ferol Lytle—the family who brought us the “Big Jim”—have developed the “Ms. Junie.” Offering all the size and meatiness of “Big Jim,” but with the extra heat level of the smaller traditional x-hot chile varieties, Ms. Junie features a 6- to 10-inch pod and delivers a heat level of 9,000 to 10,000 Scoville Heat Units. Remember, shipments of fresh Hatch chile arrive at our outdoor roasting center on the [...]