BubbaBob wrote:
>
> "Maverick" > wrote:
>
> > And, as for New Mexico, they grow the best green (aneheim)
> > chilies there is so I think their voice counts quite a bit.
> > But, admittedly, I'm biased. My wife is from NM and being in NM
> > in September will definitely let you know Chile is in the air.
> > Very fragrant when everyone is outside roasting them.
> >
> > But, that's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary. ;->
> >
> > Bret
> >
>
> We don't grow Anaheim chiles in New Mexico. The Anaheim is a weak-
> flavored deheated mutated New Mexican chile cultivar that is usually
> grown in California. Its ancestry is definitely New Mexican, though.


True, but according to the Chile Pepper Institute, NM does grow 'mild'
green chiles. But mild is relative of course.