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[[Image:Chilesale.jpg |right|thumb|250px| Freshly harvested chiles being sold by bulk]]
[[Image:Chileroast.jpg |right|thumb|250px| These large roasters dot the New Mexican landscape in the fall where freshly purchased Chile is roasted by the millions of pounds]]
'''Chile''' is the named applied to a [[species]] of Capsicum peppers grown in the [[Rio Grande valley]] in [[New Mexico]]. Chile is in the same [[family]] as the [[jalapeño]] but is a distinct and unique species with a distinct and unique taste. It is used ubiquitously in New Mexican cuisine as spice and flavor agent. It ranges from very mild to extremely hot. It is often joked by locals that the food is just an excuse for the chile. It comes in two varieties the unripe form of the plant called [[Green chile]] and the ripened form of the plant called [[Red Chile]]. If both Green Chile and Red Chile are used it is referred to as Christmas (a reference to the color combination).
'''Chile''' is the named applied to a [[species]] of Capsicum peppers grown in the [[Rio Grande valley]] in [[New Mexico]]. Chile is in the same [[family]] as the [[jalapeño]] but is a distinct and unique species with a distinct and unique taste. It is used ubiquitously in New Mexican cuisine as spice and flavor agent. It ranges from very mild to extremely hot. It is often joked by locals that the food is just an excuse for the chile. It comes in two varieties the unripe form of the plant called [[Green chile]] and the ripened form of the plant called [[Red Chile]]. If both Green Chile and Red Chile are used it is referred to as Christmas (a reference to the color combination).