# Roasted green chilies vs diced green chilies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567 "2014-01-23T23:10:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567/21 "2014-01-25T16:21:37Z")
I made the chili with just one can, but after we ate half of it I decided I should’ve used both because it wasn’t all that spicy. It was tasty but maybe a little bland. Threw some shredded cheese in with the last half of it, added sour cream, and called it dip. It’s very versatile, at least! Thanks for the input from everyone! ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567/22 "2014-01-25T18:15:57Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > I’ve been looking around and it seems unanimous that New Mexico or Hatch chilis are in fact Anaheims. They do tend to be hotter than those grown elsewhere, and there are a ton of varieties with differing levels of heat. I guess it is also correct to say that Anaheim chilies are a mild variety of New Mexico chilies, but they are the same plant. > > [New Mexico chile - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_pepper) Yep, Anaheims are an offshoot of New Mexico green chiles. They were brought to Cali in the early 1900’s and bred to be milder v.s the NM line which are way hotter. So, while technically the same species, they are not the same chiles, if that makes sense. Slee [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567.md?page=1)