Poem: "Christmas Chilies"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem is spillover from the May 4, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Anthony Barrette.


"Christmas Chilies"


What did the green chile
say to the red chile?

"I bet that I can make
them cry before you can."

"You may be red hot but I'm
a lean, green, fighting machine."

"There's enough room in
this chili for the both of us."

"Let's get together and
pretend it's Christmas."

Comments

[technoshaman]

Green Hatch chiles are just the right sort of heat for making food for people who aren't total spice fiends but don't care for bland either... they're found in food all over Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, made by white people and BIPOC alike... to give you an idea of how big a deal they are, in Albuquerque, they change the menu in the Waffle House to make green chiles an option for the hash browns or as a side/condiment for other dishes. Pretty darn serious when you start messing with the Waffle House menu.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I mentioned a Green Hatch Chile Apple Pie and Doug wanted it for his birthday. I made it, not expecting to be able to eat more than a bite myself, but with the vanilla ice cream it was actually quite good.

He also has both the green and the red in powder form, which I find on the harsh side.