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A Chile By Any Other Name
April 10th, 2008

Fresh chiles have different names than their dried counterparts. The following is a description of some of the more common fresh and dried chile combinations:

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Chile Air Conditioning
December 11th, 2007

In addition to their use in Mexican food, chiles are also used extensively in other cultures’ cuisines such as Thai, Hunan, Szechuan, East Indian and African.  Most hot food originates in countries with hot climates (we always say that we need the hot foods in our colder climates to stay warm, from the inside out!).  One of the likely reasons for this is that spice was probably used to mask spoiled food when refrigeration wasn’t yet available.  Another reason is that eating hot food creates perspiration, which creates an “air-conditioning” system when air evaporates the moisture on skin and garments.