Heart Shaped Pequin Chile Ristra

These  Hatch Pequin Chile Ristra Hearts 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. We begin shipping these ristras around the first two weeks on September every year, and usually run out around Christmas. For more information, check out our page, chile ristras. Although a heart shaped pequin is,’t the most common variety, these are still great Southwestern home decor accent pieces, and make lovely center points in many areas. They are a great gift for Christmas, birthdays, and more!

These Ristras are made with New Mexican chile pequin, or chile de arbol as it is commonly called in Mexico. The length and woodiness 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!