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

T. Matthew Evans (tmattevans@yahoo.com)
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:44:07 -0800 (PST) 

Whoops -- sorry.  Yes, I meant Dion's -- there was a pizza joint in the town
where I went to college called Dino's, and they didn't have green chile pizza.

Matt


--- "Perry C. Abernethy" <pcabernethy@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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