Sunday, August 12, 2012

OOJ: Chile Roasting Season Begins!

lovely New Mexico chiles + a propane-powered chile roaster
there we were, driving down the street in abq on another hot summer afternoon, when suddenly, we saw what we'd been waiting for all summer: large black iron mesh cylinders parked on the side of the road, givers of roasted spicy green chile goodness. tires squealing, we u-turned and pulled in alongside the chile roasters, rousing a guy who'd been snoozing in the shade, hat pulled down on his face. he gave us a choice of regular, extra hot, or "XXX"- of course we picked the hottest one. as i got back into the car, i felt like a "real" New Mexican. one year in abq, woot!

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