2013-02-22
As the Competition Heats Up, So Does a Fight Over Homegrown Peppers
Brian Hall, a state inspector, checks labels that must reflect the origin of the chiles used.
By FERNANDA SANTOS
Published: February 21, 2013
SANTA FE, N.M. — Chile peppers are to New Mexico what oranges are to Florida, apples are to Washington and peanuts are to Virginia: a defining source of chest-thumping pride. It is also the state’s official vegetable and, if there were such thing as a state question, in New Mexico it would be, “Red or green?” Moar
