Paul Stephen is a food writer for the Express-News. He can be reached at [email protected].. He moved to San Antonio from North Carolina in 2017 to join the Express-News Taste team.

But the chiltepin is a resilient plant. “With the last two years of very good rains in the borderlands, we’ve seen the wild harvest return to nearly what it was 20 years ago,” Nabhan says.

Another study has highlighted the advantages of combining solar with agriculture. According to the paper, growing chiltepin pepper, jalapeno and cherry tomato in dryland areas of the U.S. under ...

In Texas, many pick the little chiles from their backyards and pickle them with vinegar to make a spicy sauce to add to egg dishes, beans, chili, or any dish where a hit of tangy spice is welcome.

In Mexico, the chiltepín plays a significant role in the cuisines of Sonora and Sinaloa. Having been harvested for 10,000 years by Indigenous communities, chiltepín is also known for its ...