Mesa market's festival celebrates Hatch chiles - East Valley Tribune: Food: "For years, people have come from all corners of Arizona to a farm stand on a rural stretch of Power Road, seeking a highly prized ingredient concealed in burlap sacks.
“We’ve had people come from Page, Globe, Winslow, Yuma — all over the state. It’s amazing. Chile is the only thing I’ve ever found that people will drive for,” says T.J. McCuin, owner of Power Road Farmers Market in Mesa.
The market’s eighth annual Hatch Chile Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. McCuin expects to roast and sell 10,000 pounds of the famous New Mexico crop over the weekend.
In season from about mid-August through mid-September, Hatch chiles come from farms around Hatch, N.M., a town of about 1,700 that bears the distinction of “Chile Capital of the World.” Chiles are typically roasted over an open flame or dried in ristras (hanging bunches) to pinch from in the kitchen or use as decoration."
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