[CH] Re: Hatch chiles clarification?
chilehead@tough-love.com
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:29:58 -0400
More "Hatch" chile is grown in Luna county to the west, than in Dona Ana
county where Hatch and Las Cruces are located. The most common varieties are
New Mex 6-4, Big Jim, Sandia, Barkers Hot and Lumbre. That's the order of
the relative heat scale too.
Dave
TLCC
> Mark, Hatch is kinda like an appellation in NM, kinda like Bourdeaux wine
> must be from that region in France. However advertising by saying "Hatch"
> when they're from Las Cruces, for example, isn't against the law as far as I
> know... The diff varieties (6-4, Big Jim, Sandia, Parker's, etc.) can be
> grown anywhere but they taste beter when grown in NM. There is a commercial
> guy who grows a bunch of different veggies out here, in Morgan Hill,
> including NM chiles. In flavor, they are far away from those from NM.
>
> John S.
>
> ----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ellis
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:55 AM
> To: Chile Heads
> Subject: [CH] Hatch chiles clarification?
>
> Hey Folks that know,
>
> Just for clarification, are Hatch chiles a particular variety, or a group of
> varieties of new mex types?
>
> cheers
> Mark E. in Oz
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