Things That Only Exist in the Southwest

Southwesterners swear by Hatch green chile sauce.

Green chile sauce.

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Chiles are a staple in Southwest cuisine, and Hatch Valley chiles are among the most popular. They come from the Hatch Valley in New Mexico, and people turn them into green sauce. The sauce is popular in both New Mexico and Arizona.

There’s also red chile sauce, and when ordering New Mexican food, you’ll be asked if you want green chile, red chile, or Christmas, which is both green and red.

Tom Kucher

For as long as Tom can remember, he has understood the reality around him through the tinted glasses of works of fiction, be it books, films, TV shows, or anime. An English graduate, he wrote articles on a wide array of topics for several years, from entertainment and pop culture to history and literature. Before that, he was an educator and a roleplay game writer and developer. It is his deeply-rooted love for performing arts and visual media that led him to become a part of the DC team in 2020.

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