[CH] NewMex Heritage chiles on target
margaret lauterbach (melauter@earthlink.net)
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:37:54 -0600
A friend, former resident of New Mexico, has bemoaned the fact that
New Mex chiles grown in Idaho don't taste like the chiles he knew in
New Mexico. Apparently the New Mexico-grown chiles don't taste like
they used to either, so the Chile Pepper Institute obtained some
archived seeds and grew them out. Several tasters pronounced them
much improved, so CPI offered the NewMex "Heritage" (their term) 6-4s
this year. Seeds are $3 a pack, minimum order $15. Next year
they'll be able to offer Heritage Big Jims too. My New Mex ex-pat
friend is hugely enthusiastic, because even though Idaho-grown, they
taste like the New Mex-grown chiles used to taste. The Heritage 6-4s
have 5 times the aroma and flavor compounds than the non-Heritage
6-4s being grown. Margaret Lauterbach, standard disclaimer