ASK FOR NEW MEXICO CERTIFIED HATCH CHILE!  Do you know where your chile comes from? It matters, you know…because the best chile in the world is grown right here in New Mexico. At Chile Traditions, we sell ONLY New Mexico Certified chile grown at our own farms in the beautiful Hatch Valley. If you’re getting your fresh chile anywhere else, and if you’re not sure, ask to see their certification! Better yet, don’t take a chance. [...]

We’ve been in Albuquerque for going on 30 years and never knew about these until last weekend. David at Chile Traditions turned us on to Barker’s x-hot green chile. How hot? About 30,000 Scovilles. That compares to the average jalapeno, at around 5,000! We kept some out to take home and threw them on the grill over mesquite charcoal. Then we made up some fresh salsa, and dipped warm chicharrones (fried pork rinds). The result was [...]