Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - why is everyone so taken by NM chile peppers?
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I had an interesting question from someone: “Why is everyone so taken by chile?” Most of us were born here in New Mexico and do not remember a time when we were not eating chile peppers. Yes, we had baby food, but then came green and red chile. We loved it. Let’s explore why people here and all over the world find New Mexico chile so very great. And it is great. There are facts about New Mexico chile to think about: for people coming to New Mexico, it is a taste that some visitors and residents embrace enthusiastically, while others do not. Why is that, Michael? Chile Peppers are unlike other edibles; they take getting used to early on in your adventure in a novel taste. The enjoyment of chile peppers works out over time if you have a satisfied expression after a meal using chile peppers, what we call the chile afterglow. Now we are talking chile with an e, not chili with an i in Texas or winter chilly with a y.
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