holy chile

When you make your pilgrimage to the El Santuario de Chimayo and visit the "el pocito" or small pit of Holy Dirt with curative powers, be sure to cross the street to Medina's. Charlie will lead you through the ritual of chile tasting. He’ll have you smell powders and give you a pistachio, but ask you not to chew it. Filling the half pistachio shell with chile mix, he’ll tell you to chew it with the nut. Then you'll understand the expression "holy chile" as your tastebuds explode.

Chimayo, New Mexico
3.10.2012