Pequin Chile Wreath

Description

These 6 inch Hatch Pequin Chile Wreaths are available fresh in New Mexico in the early middle of the chile season every year. Typically they are available fresh locally by Labor Day, which coincides with the Hatch Chile Festival. Because of this, we let them dry out a few weeks in the sun before shipment. Expect us to begin shipping these ristras by the middle of September for the 2024 Hatch chile season! We will start shipping chile ristras across the continental US at that point in the chile season. For more information, check out our page, chile ristras.

These ristras are made with chile pequin, or chile de arbol as it is commonly called in Mexico. The length of the stems make it a great chile for tying into decorative shapes, such as hearts, wreaths, crosses, and more! In case you are planning to cook with these chiles, keep in mind that they are about 5 times hotter than the large Sandia chile most New Mexican ristras are tied with. They will add fire to almost anything!

This kind of chile ristra is very fragile, and the walls of the chile pods are much thinner than large chile ristras. Because of this, we highly recommend keeping them out of the sun to keep them in the best condition. They are also more brittle than large Sandia chile, which makes them more prone to breakage when they dry.