* Chile de agua--A fresh green chile with orange markings, similar to the Anaheim chile in shape but shorter. It is often available in Oaxacan shops. * Chile chilhuacle--A squat, dark dried chile ...

The fruity chile odor filled my nostrils as I took a sip of the mezcal that Juana Amaya Hernandez had poured for me. I was drinking it out of a chile de agua, a large lime-colored chile local to ...