Hatch Chile Time!!!
Our local supermarket will be selling fresh and roasted (YUM) Hatch Chile Peppers.

Hatch chiles are grown in in the Hatch Valley, an area stretching north and south along the Rio Grande
river from Arrey, New Mexico in the north to Tonuco Mountain to the south of Hatch, New Mexico.
Most of the varieties have been developed at New Mexico State University over the last 130 years.

Hatch Chile ranges in heat from very mild varieties such as NM 6-4 to varieties which are much spicier
than jalapeños. They are purchased locally in many parts of the Southwest, but distribution outside
of the region is limited. This has led to direct marketing by local farms online.