Hatch chili comes in regular and hot. The hot can be exceedingly hot.
Usually we can special order a hot box from the grocer. Last year we
were unable to get any hot ones - we were told it was a weather thing.

They do make wonderful green chile for tamales though.

marcella

In article <46D1D5CB.81A0FDE3@sonic.net>,
Mark Thorson <nospam@sonic.net> wrote:

> I bought three. I wasn't impressed. They're
> like an Anaheim, except thicker and hotter
> but still quite mild.
>
> The chowhound article is obviously written for
> people who don't eat many hot chilis. For those
> people, a Hatch might seem hot. I'm not one of
> those people. I prefer more interesting peppers.