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NuMex “Big Jim” green chile

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June 22, 2019

NuMex “Big Jim” green chile

In 1975 New Mexico State University’s Roy Nakayama releases NuMex Big Jim, the world’s largest chile. NuMex Big Jim becomes an immediate favorite of home gardeners and chefs for making chile rellenos.

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