...TO CHILE TRADITIONS! Certified Hatch chile—fresh roasted or frozen, all varieties of New Mexico made salsa, over 100 varieties of hot sauces, New Mexico Pinon Coffee, chile ristras, seasonings and meat rubs, green chile cornbread mix, chile jams, jellies & dips, blue corn tostadas, hand-dipped chocolates & brittles made right here in Albuquerque, single serve Hatch green chile packages, green chile-garlic & red chile pistachios grown in New Mexico, all manner of gifts from the [...]

600 BALLOONS. 800,000 PEOPLE. 95,000 EGGS. Bet you always wondered how much incredible, stupendous food we’ll be serving at this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Sure you did! Start with 30 cases of fresh eggs—at 3150 eggs per case, that’s just under 95,000. We’ll also blow through about 2400 lb. of roasted fresh Hatch chile. Oh, and did we mention 300 lb. of bacon, 350 lb. of cheese, and 5100 tortillas (give or take a few)? [...]