Product Overview
Ortega has fire-roasted chiles for more than 100 years. Fire-roasting chiles brings out the Mexican flavor your whole family will love. The cultivation and consumption of chiles in Mexico date back to the ancient Aztecs and Mayans, who not only appreciated chiles for their unique flavor, but also because they thought chiles had nutritive and medicinal value. The sharp flavor of chiles is captured by their original Indian name, "tzir" - which means "to Pierce."