16 April 2023, 11:52 AM
Piano*DadNew Mexico’s official state aroma
Terroire makes a difference.
Hatch vs. AnaheimI find Anaheim peppers bland. No heat and not much of an aroma.
16 April 2023, 08:55 PM
Steve MillerHatches are somewhat meatier, with more flavor and perhaps a bit sweeter.
17 April 2023, 09:52 AM
piquéthere's a guy sellling the plants for growing all of these chillies at our local farmer's market every spring. for the past few years we've been buying the ones we've never heard of and trying them out. i plant them in big black tubs tucked up to a south-facing concrete wall and they are usually producing well into october.
i enjoy growing them, but not eating them. mr. pique enjoys eating them.
17 April 2023, 01:15 PM
NinaHatch Chiles, as far as I can tell, are Chiles that were cultivated from the original variety developed in Hatch, but there are many varieties. I'm not sure, but I think that chiles labeled as hatch have to be grown in the hatch area, and certainly at least grown in New Mexico. Awhile back, NM passed a law that you couldn't claim something as NM chile if it wasn't actually grown in NM. Kind of like champagne.
17 April 2023, 01:41 PM
Piano*DadYeah, but the issue here is that the Anaheim supposedly is genetically a Hatch chile, just grown around Anaheim.
But I think anyone with taste buds and an olfactory bulb that works can tell the difference. Terroire is important.
17 April 2023, 03:07 PM
Nina100% - which is part of why NM passed its law, I think.
17 April 2023, 04:17 PM
RealPlayerOh well. If I want the real thing, I’ll just have to order something from Zia.
But for someone who’s only had bell and poblano peppers, plus the hot Mexican and Indian types, the Anaheim was pretty nice. A placeholder.
17 April 2023, 08:12 PM
Steve Millerquote:
Originally posted by RealPlayer:
Oh well. If I want the real thing, I’ll just have to order something from Zia.
But for someone who’s only had bell and poblano peppers, plus the hot Mexican and Indian types, the Anaheim was pretty nice. A placeholder.
I used to grow Anaheims (natch!). They’re tasty for sure but there’s something about the Hatch chilis that the Anaheims just don’t have.
I know TJs stocks them when they’re in season, or at least they did.