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For The Chile Guy, quality is everything.  We’re proud of the chiles we sell, and we’re confident that they’re some of the best and most flavorful chiles you’ll ever encounter. To maintain this high standard of quality, we have a few strict quality-control measures:

• All of our products are FDA certified
• All powders and flakes are milled right here at our store with professional oversight
• All of our products are Kosher certified

This last one is especially important to us because Kosher isn’t just a marker of quality – for many of our customers, it’s a way of life.

What Does it Mean to be Kosher-Certified?

When you browse food labels, you may sometimes see a “K” on the label. This means that the food item is marked “kosher” and is safe to eat under Rabbinical law. It also generally means that the food is of high quality, because kosher laws can be quite strict.

In order for a food to be kosher, all of the parts that go into it must be certified as kosher. In other words, our Kosher-Certified chile powders, flakes and pods are a flavorful base for your kosher dishes.

Taste the Difference

Our quality ingredients have been reviewed several times before they get to you. From the FDA and Kosher Certification authorities to our own in-house chile experts, the ingredients that arrive at your door are sure to be the absolute best in quality.

Contact us today to learn more or to make an order for bulk chile, herbs or spices.

A commercial kitchen can go through a lot of chiles in a few days, and it’s important to always have plenty on-hand. The Chile Guy offers affordable bulk pricing on whole chile pods, chile flakes and chile powders in addition to select herbs and spices. When you order with us, you don’t have to worry about ever running out of the flavorful additions to your signature dishes.

Save Money by Buying in Bulk

Seasonings – including chiles – are expensive. This is especially true when you’re buying high-quality items picked at the peak of freshness and carefully stored to preserve their flavor. Buying in bulk can significantly decrease your costs.

We offer affordable chiles, herbs and spices in a variety of formats, including dried, frozen and powdered. Whatever you’re looking for, you’re sure to find for a competitive price and in the quantity you need.

We Can Handle Orders of All Sizes

When you buy in bulk, you bypass the extra packaging and retail mark-ups. You can also purchase by weight or volume and get exactly as much as you need rather than being locked into the seller’s available packages.

At The Chile Guy, we sell our chiles and spices by the pound, with some especially potent ones sold by the ounce. Sample sizes are available if you want to test something before you commit to a large order. Once you know how much you’ll need, we can match you with the best shipping method – whether it’s mailing a pound to you in flat-rate Priority Mail or using a freight truck to deliver hundreds of pallets.

For a shipping quote and price estimate on your bulk chiles, contact us today!

In 2011, New Mexico passed a law stating that any chile which was not specifically grown in the state could not be labeled as ‘New Mexican’ chile. The law included the usage of any geographical locations, such as Hatch or Chimayo, in this label. If the chile doesn’t actually come from that location, it can’tbe advertised in a way to make people think it does. While the Chile Guy has always been particular about knowing where his chile comes from, not every supplier was.

It’s Not Just in New Mexico!

This isn’t the first law passed which keeps external competition from claiming a false geographical indication. Florida oranges and Napa Valley wines are both listed under U.S. trademark laws. If an orange is grown in California, it can’t be sold as a Florida orange. This is the same type of regulation that New Mexico is striving to use in the New Mexico Chile Advertising Act.

Distributors of chile have to either present documentation stating their chile was grown in New Mexico or clearly label their product “NOT GROWN IN NEW MEXICO” when prepping it for sale if it’s named for a New Mexico location. Not only is this meant to protect the economy of the regions where chile is grown, it provides peace of mind for restaurants who are trying to offer New Mexico chile.

Does This Mean I Can’t Legally Name a Dish After a Region?

One of the specifics noted in the law itself are menu items. If you’ve been offering a dish named ‘Taste of Hatch,’ you don’t have to get a new menu printed. Restaurants may continue to describe menu items with geographical names if they make the origins of the chile used for the menu items clear.

If you want to know where your chile is coming from, contact us and get clear information what you can expect with an order from the Chile Guy.

The freshness of your ingredients is the key to the success in any commercial kitchen. Whether you’re running a trendy restaurant, a hole-in-the-wall café or a food truck, the quality of the food you serve is tied directly to the freshness of ingredients.

When you serve cuisine with chile as a main ingredient, you run into a particular challenge. Whether you’re looking at New Mexico green chiles, Thai chiles or Indian ghost chiles, you discover the same thing: Chiles are only available fresh for a brief window of the year. That’s why the whole, dried chile pods and fresh-ground powders from The Chile Guy are so important.

Capturing Flavors at their Peak

The key to capturing the best flavor in our dried chiles is to harvest them at the peak of freshness and dry them quickly and carefully. This preserves the flavor and actually strengthens it, providing a burst of intensity when they’re incorporated into recipes.

We take this one step further when storing our chiles. We keep all of our dried chiles refrigerated to help them retain the oils essential to their flavor. Refrigeration keeps the chiles from absorbing any other flavors during storage, and it protects their flavor and potency for you.

Taste the Difference of Fresh, Quality Chiles

If you’ve never had a pure, fresh chile powder without fillers or dyes, you’re in for a treat. All of our products, from frozen chiles to whole pods, flakes and powders, are stored carefully to maintain optimum freshness. Bright, potent flavors are our trademark.

We rotate our inventory frequently to ensure that nothing stays on our shelf past its prime. Whether you’re ordering a few ounces or a few thousand pounds of chile, we’ll work with our distributors to accommodate the order from the freshest possible stock, not something that’s been sitting in a warehouse for months.

Taste the difference when you order from The Chile Guy. Contact us today for more information or to place your order