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New Mexico chile or New Mexican chile (Scientific name: Capsicum annuum 'New Mexico Group'; Spanish: chile de Nuevo México, [3] chile del norte) [4] is a cultivar group [5] of the chile pepper from the US state of New Mexico, first grown by Pueblo and Hispano communities throughout Santa Fe de Nuevo México. [6]
The Sandia chile pepper cultivar was developed at New Mexico State University by Dr. Roy Harper in 1956 by cross breeding a NuMex No. 9 (originally developed by Dr. Fabian Garcia) with a Californian Anaheim chile (itself a No. 9 descendant). [6] This variety of chile pepper is of moderate heat and is widely grown and consumed in New Mexico.
The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University has developed a number of unusual chile cultivars. [27] NuMex Twilight peppers pictured. Peter Pepper: Ornamental United States and Mexico 5,000–30,000 SHU: 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) Rare, heirloom-type hot pepper cultivated for its unique shape. Peperoncino: Cayenne Italy 15,000 ...
They are rarely used as in their ripe form, and are used almost exclusively to produce green chile. In common with most New Mexico chile cultivars, Big Jim chiles are somewhat variable in their fruiting, and produce individual peppers of varying heat, with most of the peppers being very mild (500 SHU), and an occasional medium pepper (3,000 SHU ...
The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is an international research-based and non-profit organization specializing in research, education and archiving information related to Capsicum or chile peppers. The institute was established in 1992 and is devoted to research and education about chile peppers.
International Connoisseurs of Green and Red Chile (ICGRC) was an American organization created to promote the enjoyment of chili peppers. ICGRC was founded in Mesilla, New Mexico in 1973 and grew to have chapters throughout the United States and in 17 other countries.
In 1967, an author from New York and a journalist from Texas competed over the inclusion of beans in a chili cook-off in a town near the Mexico border. Yes, really.
The Chile Pepper Institute of New Mexico State University; Capsicums: Innovative Uses of an Ancient Crop; Chilli: La especia del Nuevo Mundo (Article from Germán Octavio López Riquelme about biology, nutrition, culture and medical topics. In Spanish) The Hot Pepper List List of chili pepper varieties ordered by heat rating in Scoville Heat ...