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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.

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.

Back in September 2019, Leal set up his mariscos shop with a few tables, chairs, and an ice chest along one of the desolate streets lined with warehouses in the city of Vernon.

As the chiltepin peppers are shade-adapted, they were considerably happier with some solar panels overhead. Growth was calculated in terms of CO 2 uptake, and this was 33% higher in the combined plot.

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 ...

El Chiltepin is as much a restaurant as it is a mad scientist's laboratory. Perfect given that Halloween is less than a week away. And at this offbeat eatery, you'll find "treats" consisting of ...

The chiltepin is often considered the “mother,” the ancestor of all other chile peppers we know today. And it is much better than more common peppers. ... They walk from bush to bush, ...

Core Resource Management, Inc. , through its wholly owned subsidiary, Core-Chiltepin Holdings, Inc. has entered into an exclusive option to acquire a 50% working interest in the properties owned ...