New Mexico’s green chile, the real deal. New Mexican green chiles are grown all along the Rio Grande Valley. (Norm Dettlaff / Associated Press) By Russ Parsons . Sept. 23, 2009 12 AM PT .

“Colorado is trying to grow green chile. They have nothing on New Mexico,” he said. “As long as they keep producing the crop, we’ll keep getting it. It’s important.

When ordering in a New Mexico restaurant, you'll be asked "Red or green?" This refers to red or green chile, and was made the official state question in 1999.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – “The aroma of green chile roasting in the fall.” Most people would qualify that scent as a New Mexico staple, but now state lawmakers are considering making… ...

The heart of chili pepper country in southern New Mexico is the tiny village of Hatch, which bills itself the "Chile Capital of the World." A new state law aims to protect this food heritage by ...

Antonio, a farmworker that has picked onion and chile in the fields of New Mexico for more than 30 years, spent two weeks in self-isolation in a hotel room after testing positive to COVID-19 in May.

Eating burgers on New Mexico’s green chile cheeseburger trail 1 / 14 Waitress Patricia Moya delivers hot green chile cheeseburgers at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, N.M.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans know what a big deal green chile is here in the state, and farmers are working to ensure the rest of the country knows it too.“We’re the standard that ...

LAS CRUCES – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 188 Tuesday, March 28, making the smell of roasting green chile the official New Mexico state aroma.

Serving up red and green chiles in New Mexico 04:04. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The central plaza sparkles with lights; farolitos ("little ...