ok, the growing Hatch chile post got me wondering. I have never had Hatch chiles (yeah, I've grown Anaheims, Big Jims, and several of the NuMex varieties). So, my question, to those of you who have had true Hatch chiles, AND (very important AND) have had the same variety (hopefully that you grew yourself) not grown in the Hatch area, is there really any difference? To me it would seem to be all hype since so many variables go into the flavor of the chiles, I know they say their growing conditions make for a spectacular chile, but really, does a NuMex grown around Hatch really taste that much different from the same variety grown elsewhere?
Pam