喜爱吃辣椒的人们已遍及世界,老外食辣椒的程度并不亚于我国的四川和湖南等地。新墨西哥是美国生产辣椒最多的一个州,该州的哈奇镇称得是“辣椒之都”。这个镇只有1.2万人口,而每年都举办一次热闹非凡的“辣椒节”,来自美国乃至世界各地的辣椒嗜好者和交易商成千上万,实际是一次规模盛大的辣椒博览会。 辣椒在美国市场十分走俏,辣味的菜馆和火辣的菜肴也到处可见。从1985年到1992年,以辣味著 People who love to eat peppers have spread all over the world. The level of eating peppers by foreigners is no less than those in places like Sichuan and Hunan in China. New Mexico is the country that produces the most chili in the United States, and the town of Hatch in the state calls it the “capital of the chili.” With a population of only 12,000, the town hosts a lively “Pepper Day” every year, with thousands of pepper addicts and traders from the United States and around the world, in fact a spectacular Pepper Expo. Peppers are very popular in the United States market, spicy restaurants and hot dishes are also everywhere. From 1985 to 1992, it was spicy