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Local Foods: "Chile" not "Chilli"
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  • Written by lovemycacti on Feb 21, 2004
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    • Apparently, this is something locals take to heart. Chile is everywhere! The official state question is 'red or green'? As in red or green chile because they smother it on everything. Walking into any restaurant there is chile. Even in franchise places such as McDonalds they'll give you chile packets instead of ketchup.

    Walk into any gift shop, you'll find chile pepper coffee, jalapeno popcorn, etc. New Mexicans like their weather hot - and their food to be even hotter! Going into the gift shops in old town you'll be sure to walk out with chile pepper peanut brittle, chile pepper ice cream (!!) or anything else you can think of.

    Side note - IBS sufferers may find relief in chile pepper as it does something marvelous to your blood.

    Be sure to take your camera as there are fantastic pictures to be taken of shops and homeowners drying chile peppers outside their doors.

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