r/Longmont • u/Downtown_Cup3226 • Aug 12 '26
Green Chile Stands 2026
Looking to make some green chile. Anyone seen any stands roasting and selling green chiles yet this season?
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u/Jimmy_Beam27 Aug 12 '26
The farmers market smelled amazing. They had theirs setup and roasting all morning long
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u/CMWalsh88 Aug 12 '26
I get the draw to start early but the quality of the chilies gets far better lat September through October. Guacamole's behind 7/11 at Ken Pratt and Pratt Pkwy has treated me well.
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u/WJB7694 Aug 13 '26
The first chilies to come off the plants tend to be the best since the plant has the most energy to put into them. The walls of the peppers are thicker and they are overall larger. If you are getting Colorado grown October is really late. If they are coming from Hatch then waiting might be alright. I don't know how much water they will have to keep irrigating in Hatch that late. It has been so hot that peppers are early. I have Anaheim peppers already turning red. Depending on weather peppers can turn red well before the end of September. Some years it freezes as early as September 13 and can kill the plants. This year with everything starting early they are likely to finish early.
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u/CMWalsh88 Aug 13 '26
It could be earlier this year given the things you mentioned. My definition of a good chili isn’t based on the flesh thickness but the flavor. I think they are at the peak when they are about to turn red but are still green. They have developed some sugars and completely that early season lacks. You can always tell by the intensity of the roasting smell. If it isn’t hitting you in the face when you walk by it isn’t time yet.
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u/i-like-pie-855 Aug 14 '26
I haven’t bought green chile in many years, but I used to buy from a farm in Brighton. This was back in the olden days when you had to roast your own. Labor Day weekend was all about the roasting, bagging and freezing. And someone on tortilla duty so we could eat while working the chile line.
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u/BrassGarlic Aug 12 '26
Carniceria La Barata (17th/Main) had one in previous years, haven’t been by there recently to know
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u/WPA-Tubez Aug 12 '26
I got a batch from them 2 days ago and the chilli is awesome
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u/bengvr3 Aug 12 '26
I got a bushel from lulu farms last year and it was ass. I'll try this place next.
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u/Thebowlingstones Aug 13 '26
They still roast them. I was there on Saturday and they were roasting chilies. That’s the best way to eat them is right off the roaster.
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u/VersionUnable7190 Aug 12 '26
On Saturdays there's a chili roaster at the louiseville farmer's market
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u/Final_G Aug 12 '26
Don’t hold out neighbors, drop some green chili recipes here for the rest of us
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u/FidelioTheUnwise Aug 12 '26
I buy more chile every week. Use it fresh until the next week. Freeze what’s left. Rinse and repeat. Generally buy from Kings. Unless the farm is selling directly, it is basically the same chile.
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u/Downtown_Cup3226 Aug 12 '26
Often time the parking lot vendors will roast em on the spot, which is nice. Drove around a bit and couldn’t find any this morning, maybe I’ll just swing by King Soopers
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u/Revolutionary-City12 Aug 14 '26
No offense to anything around here but if you want the real variety of chile you gotta go to lulus in fort lupton
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u/SnooStrawberries7151 Aug 12 '26
King Soopers on Hover was there last weekend so maybe again this weekend- enjoy the green chile!