Showcasing ‘The City Different’s’ novel uses of a traditional New Mexican favorite.
In Santa Fe, you will be hard pressed to find a restaurant that doesn’t offer some form of green chile on their menu. Known as New Mexico chiles, they are roasted, peeled, and chopped into a condiment-like topping or made into a sauce. Smoky, savory, and spicy, green chile is the ultimate complement to enchiladas or stuffed inside breakfast burritos. Venturing beyond the traditional applications, local restaurants have found myriad creative uses for this treasured ingredient that border on ingenious.