Hatch chiles?

[gscoobs.livejournal.com]

 It is harvest time in New Mexico for delicious Hatch Chiles, does anyone know of a local establishment that sells fresh Hatch Chiles?

Thanks!

Comments

[inahandbasket]

Whole Foods gets them in every year. :)

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

?!?! Is this really true? How long has this been going on? Is this true outside of Boston? How much do they typically cost? Actual, honest-to-God fresh New Mexican green chiles? What about roasting? When do they typically show up, and how long do they stick around? I recall Whole Foods' red chile situation being pretty dire--has that changed for the better? Any sources for blue corn tortillas or tamales?

I am stuck in Green Mountain Gringolandia, where "a great burrito" means Boloco, but if this is true, I will certainly be either asking my Boston friends to acquire some for me, or buying some on my next visit. I just don't understand I never heard about this before I moved out of Davis. The Harvest used to carry canned Hatch brand chile, which was suboptimal but better than nothing.

[inahandbasket]

No, i just like lying to people on the internet. =P

Yeah, at least for the past 2-3 years they've had piles of the fresh chilies near the entrance at the Alewife whole foods location.
As for blue corn tortillas, you're on your own.
And did you mean blue corn tamales? Plain ones are easy enough to make, never seen blue corn masa meal though.

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

It's just-- I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "oh yeah, such-and-so has green chile," only to discover that it just wasn't true, mainly because my informant wasn't clear on the distinction. They turn out to be Anaheims or anchos or something.

I think of tamales as being pretty labor-intensive to make from scratch, but of course there's no point without a source for chile. Honestly, in New Mexico you usually just go to the store and get a pile of them from the freezer case. Goya used to have Mexican tamales that were a fair approximation, but they seem to have been displaced by a Caribbean version.

I knew blue corn was too much to hope for, but I thought I'd ask. At least blue corn is easily shipped.

[brewso.livejournal.com]

Last year (or the year before), the Medford location even had a whole "Hatch Chili Fest" with samples and recipes the Whole Foods staff had put together for the event.