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Reply to "Hatch Chile Season 2016"

Actually these days, "Hatch chiles" just refers to chiles grown in the Hatch Valley of southern NM. They can be of any of a number of varieties, which like most chiles grown in the southwest are related to the Anaheim. Lots of new varieties have been developed, many by the Chile Pepper Institute at NM State University. If you go to a typical supermarket and buy "Anaheims" and compare them to Hatch-grown chiles you will see that the flavor, color, and Scoville ratings (heat) will be much different for the Hatch chiles. The growing conditions: weather, soil, and water, make all the difference, and the Hatch Valley has near-perfect conditions for producing intensely flavored, meaty, hot chiles. It isn't just advertising.
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