New Mexico Chile
The first thing that is different about New Mexico Chile is that it is spelled Chile, not chili! As a transplant from Minnesota I also found it hard to believe, but in New Mexico chile is a vegetable, NOT a condiment.
Chile has a long history in New Mexico where it has been an important crop for hundreds of years. It is still important and ex-pats will go to amazing lengths to get a chile fix. Every year there are newpaper stores of people who have bags of chile shipped on dry ice, fly into town to buy some, etc. Are you a passionate hot chili lover ?
As you will see below, the Chili vs Chile war is not over yet.