Today's Pepper Haul

Salsacharley · August 26, 2016

Big Box is all Sandia. Other box has Big Jim, Aji Amarillo, San Pedro Sweet, and Santa Fe Grande....plus 4 cherry tomatoes to balance the salsa

dmforcier · August 26, 2016

Dude, you gotta let them ripen. They taste better.

Or do you have a contract for green peppers?

Salsacharley · August 26, 2016

Green Chile is where it's at.

dmforcier · August 26, 2016

Are you in the Hatch valley?

Salsacharley · August 26, 2016

The Hatch Valley is in the Rio Grande Valley. I'm in the Rio Grande Valle, north of Hatch about 180 miles.

Worth1 · August 26, 2016

In all honesty I think you may be a little heavy on the tomatoes for a good salsa.
You dont want to wash out the peppers flavor.

Worth

AlittleSalt · August 26, 2016

Heavy on the tomatoes...

Looks good

Starlight · August 29, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Green Chile is where it's at.

Good grief! That's alot of peppers. Looking good.

Should make you a jar or two of salsa.

dmforcier · August 29, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

The Hatch Valley is in the Rio Grande Valley. I'm in the Rio Grande Valle, north of Hatch about 180 miles.

Mmmm. Are there too many 'L's in there? Or not enough 'Y's?

Salsacharley · August 29, 2016

Nit picky. Y. (Valley)

http://www.hatchchilefest.com/

Starlight · August 30, 2016

This is probably a dumb question, but besides the name of the town is Hatch the name of a pepper or does it mean they just grow alot of green peppers. You hear on the tv alot about Hatch peppers, but don't really know what it means.

dmforcier · August 30, 2016

There was an article about just that question on NPR 'Texas Standard' last week. The answer: It's a marketing thing. For instance, there is no such thing as a "Hatch chile". Most are just Anaheims. IIRC, it was the NM Ag Dept. that started the whole thing by pitching a "Hatch Chile Festival" to grocery stores here in Tejas, and the HEB chain was the first big bite. It took off like a rocket and now apparently it's being done all over the country. Initially the source was the Hatch Valley (around Hatch, naturally), but the peppers could well come from somewhere else.

Whatever the truth, it's great to see people who would never think of buying hot peppers diving in and getting educated. Doesn't look like the Festivals are going away any time soon. (Our festival ended on the 23rd, btw.)

Salsacharley · September 2, 2016

Here's wiki info on New Mexico peppers. You can find detailed info on each variety by googling whatever you are interested in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Me...Anaheim_pepper

dmforcier · September 2, 2016

Good link. Thanks.

One thing I haven't figured out: Central Market here sells both 'normal' and 'hot' versions as Hatch. I really couldn't tell them apart visually, and the sort isn't perfect, but the hot versions are mostly downright spicy. Someone must be growing a hot variation. I wonder how they keep them separate.

dustdevil · September 2, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

The Hatch Valley is in the Rio Grande Valley. I'm in the Rio Grande Valle, north of Hatch about 180 miles.

I thought you were in NY city. Isn't that where they make all the great salsas?

August 26, 2016	#2
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Dude, you gotta let them ripen. They taste better. Or do you have a contract for green peppers? __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

August 26, 2016	#4
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Are you in the Hatch valley? __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

August 29, 2016	#10
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Nit picky. Y. (Valley) http://www.hatchchilefest.com/ Last edited by Salsacharley; August 29, 2016 at 10:27 PM.

August 30, 2016	#12
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	There was an article about just that question on NPR 'Texas Standard' last week. The answer: It's a marketing thing. For instance, there is no such thing as a "Hatch chile". Most are just Anaheims. IIRC, it was the NM Ag Dept. that started the whole thing by pitching a "Hatch Chile Festival" to grocery stores here in Tejas, and the HEB chain was the first big bite. It took off like a rocket and now apparently it's being done all over the country. Initially the source was the Hatch Valley (around Hatch, naturally), but the peppers could well come from somewhere else. Whatever the truth, it's great to see people who would never think of buying hot peppers diving in and getting educated. Doesn't look like the Festivals are going away any time soon. (Our festival ended on the 23rd, btw.) __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers Last edited by dmforcier; August 30, 2016 at 07:24 PM.

September 2, 2016	#14
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Good link. Thanks. One thing I haven't figured out: Central Market here sells both 'normal' and 'hot' versions as Hatch. I really couldn't tell them apart visually, and the sort isn't perfect, but the hot versions are mostly downright spicy. Someone must be growing a hot variation. I wonder how they keep them separate. __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

August 26, 2016	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	In all honesty I think you may be a little heavy on the tomatoes for a good salsa. You dont want to wash out the peppers flavor. Worth

August 26, 2016	#7
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Heavy on the tomatoes... Looks good

August 30, 2016	#11
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	This is probably a dumb question, but besides the name of the town is Hatch the name of a pepper or does it mean they just grow alot of green peppers. You hear on the tv alot about Hatch peppers, but don't really know what it means.