Re: [CH] Found a source for NM chiles (frozen)

Perry C. Abernethy (pcabernethy@comcast.net)
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:10:37 -0700 

Surely, surely you mean "Dion's Green chile Pizza"???????? in
Albuquerque.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Matthew Evans" <tmattevans@yahoo.com>
To: "Kitajo, Todd HPP" <Todd.Kitajo@heidelberg.com>; "Chile-Heads
(E-mail)" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Cc: "Kitajo, Todd HPP" <Todd.Kitajo@heidelberg.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Found a source for NM chiles (frozen)


> On a related note, when I was still living in Albuquerque, Bueno was
largely
> considered the best of the frozen commercial green chile.  My wife and
I would
> always run out of our supply of green before the harvest and would
live off of
> Bueno for a few months.  The convenience of frozen, chopped chile is
fantastic
> as well -- we would pull it out and put it on everything -- salads,
pizza,
> burgers (until we discovered "The Great Jalapeno Synergy"), grilled
cheese --
> everything, really.  By the way -- the really killer Dino's green
chile pizza
> -- that's Bueno, too.
>
> Matt
>
>
> --- "Kitajo, Todd HPP" <Todd.Kitajo@heidelberg.com> wrote:
> > A while back, I was looking for a source for unroasted NM chiles
(Hatch, Las
> > Cruces, etc.) other than directly from the growers. Well, I've given
up on
> > that idea. I have found a source for frozen NM chiles from a
national grocery
> > chain. Unfortunately, I've only found the chiles at this chain's
southern
> > California locations (Anaheim and San Diego).
> >
> > The grocery store is Albertsons, and the brand is "Bueno - Chopped
Green
> > Chile". It comes in a 13 oz. tub, and the last price that I paid for
a
> > container was $2.99, 0r $3.68/lb. The ingredients are: Select,
roasted New
> > Mexican green chile.
> >
> > It is prepared and distributed by:
> > El Encanto, Inc.
> > 2001 4th Street SW
> > Albuquerque, NM  87102
> > 1-800-888-7336
> > www.buenofoods.com
> >
> > You can order by mail, but it's not inexpensive. 12 containers
shipped next
> > day air will run you over $130.00! Last week, when I was in San
Diego on
> > business, I want to Albertsons and bought 10 containers and brought
them back
> > to Washington on the plane in my backpack. Cost: $29.99, Shipping:
$0.00!
> >
> > We've made two batches of Green Chile Stew and had Green Chile
Enchiladas
> > twice in one week! If you are near an Albertsons, you search through
their
> > frozen food section for the chiles. I keep meaning to ask the frozen
food
> > manager at my local Albertsons if they can special order this by the
case.
> >
> > It's not quite the same as roasting and peeling fresh chiles, but
it's a
> > whole lot better than going without!
> >
> > Todd
>
>
> =====
>
>
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