Dried chiles (ancho, pasilla, etc.)

[Jon G]

Not satisfied with the usually stale dried chile selection at Fiesta, Rancho, etc. Any other markets I can check out?

[Veggo]

Try the La Michoacana market on Belt Line, just east of Marsh.

[twinwillow]

Second that suggestion.

[Veggo]

Correction, it's about 2 miles WEST of Marsh, on the south side.

[Jon G]

Thanks for the rec, man -- I appreciate it. Do you recommend La Micho in general, or that particular store. I am guessing the key is high turnover for things to be fresh. I always have better luck with ancho than with pasilla, for instance, because I think folk use ancho more. I guess my real question is: Does La Micho just have dried chiles, or do they have one that are better than Fiesta, Rancho, etc?

[Veggo]

I have only been to that one store, and I like their chilies, they bend but don't break, and especially their chicharron delgado, that I stopped looking elsewhere. Anchos account for more than half of all chilies, and before poblanos are dried, they are my #1.

[Jon G]

Thanks, man. Much appreciated. And my lady and I love chicharones.

[OnkleWillie]

Pendery's has the best selection in the metroplex.

[Jon G]

Nice, thanks. I head out there on a Saturday morning soon.