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I first heard Ana Tijoux when my brother called me over to his computer and said, “Hey, Sari, check this out.” My jaw dropped, but since I was on deadline, […]

Nothing could have prepared my mother for the culture shock she experienced when she moved to South Texas from Ohio more than 30 years ago. The people were different and […]

Although we previously reported that the naga viper was the hottest chile ever bred at 1.3 on the Scoville scale (compared to 2,500-8,000 for jalapeños), there’s a new chile in […]

[Editor’s Note: Recipe created by Chef Michael Flores and reposted with permission.] Yields about a dozen tacos. Ingredients: 3 ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, cut into pieces 5 garlic cloves 1 […]

Hey everybody, this week we wanted to highlight some of the yummy condiments out there for Latino cuisine, I am not the fanciest person in the world, so if I […]

[Editor’s Note: This recipe comes from Chef Michael Flores] Ingredients: 6 chile anchos, stemmed and seeded 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar ½ cup avocado oil 1 teaspoon ground […]

[Editor’s Note: Author Oscar Barajas works in Los Angeles and will be writing dispatches for us from East LA.] I have grown up and spent most of my life in […]

A farmer in England — of all places — just interbred three of the world’s hottest chiles to create the most caliente chile on the planet. He calls it the […]

By now if you’ve been reading NewsTaco, you know that I love beans. Well, today, I want you to know another deep, dark secret about myself: I love chile. The […]

The 33 Chilean miners who lived 69 days underground before they were rescued came in as runners-up in Time’s annual Person Of The Year award. Facebook creator and CEO Mark […]