Finding a Ristra on the High Road to Taos

A Ristra is a bundle of chiles taht are then hung up to dry for later use in cooking. Ristras also make for colorful decorations in the home.
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[@cmleoj]

They look great in your house. They compliment the design of the house.

[@davidlynn7161]

Thanks for taking us on the trip with you.

[@normanfrazier6695]

Great video and music thanks

[@davejohnson2271]

Looks fun!

[@mikemeister458]

Northern New Mexico is a beautiful place.

[@denniswhite166]

I didn't know what a ristra was!!! Now I do. Very nice video John.

[@haroldhoskison7239]

I love the music!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, Janet picked that tune

[@erniebeswick7675]

Beautiful video John thank you for taking us

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@elwyncuster6360]

And now I know what a ristra is every day you learn something new is a good day thanks

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad to help

[@jeffgrier8488]

That looks like a fun road trip, and i wouldn't mind a Ristra hanging in my kitchen!

[@tomcarlson3244]

Very nice trip. Love the drone shots of the country side and the buildings

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@y-notforge8913]

..Nice trip yall took. Now dagblammit i want enchiladas...

[@douglasfathers4848]

Thanks John for taking me on your road trip loved the wild life . We have just come out of lock down in NSW Australia so looking forward to a drive down the south coast . :)

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@josephmaschari1073]

Great video. You can be my tour guide, if I ever get out that way.

[@MrDukaman]

Wow John you are becoming a real cinematographer great job felt like I was at the theater thx for sharing …Paul💪👍🇺🇸⚒🔥🍔

[@JohnSwitzer]

Wow, thanks

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Hello John
I like your Trip to New Mexiko and thank you both that you took me with you.
Much wildlife and your areashoots are very good and i Feel as i were there by myself
And by the way the chillibundels looks very good in your Kitchen
Take care stay healthy
Greetings yours Frank Galetzka

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for taking us along today John. That was a pleasant ride and a nice outing with you folks. Sure enjoyed the ride through there. Always enjoy going South out of Colorado Springs heading into New Mexico and then to Texas also had to go on down to Los Cruses to head to San Diego by the Southern route due to the weather. Stay safe and keep up the fun around there. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻

[@JohnSwitzer]

Our pleasure!

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Red chillies oh we use them daily in our food.But we use them mostly in powder form.Nice ride ,Beautiful scenery . So much fun👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JohnSwitzer]

The red ones are typically dried and ground. The green ones are usually roasted and used that way.

[@1noryb]

I enjoy a fun road trip! Those Ristra's represent a lot of peppers in festive colors.

[@ericericson4]

Just a little jealous. I grew up in western Colorado, but am living in Virginia.

[@danandashleyhayes3159]

La Cueva has great food. I agree about the quality of the chile relleno. Fantastic! I'm a 7th generation Texas boy and I gotta say....New Mexican beats TexMex any day!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Good stuff!

[@poindexter1387]

Hi John, Followed you from black bear forge. Subscribed here too. I love spicy Mexican south west food. Looks like you guys had a great time. Do you have any great recipes to share? Great video 🔨🔥🍴

[@JohnSwitzer]

I'll see if I can get some from Janet

[@aaroncraig9940]

I grew up in Taos. Good to see people intentionally visiting.

[@danielcrawford7315]

Atsa lotsa chili peppers!
Ok being silly, but seriously Nice string.
Inte6 lil road trip. Very kuul sights and you got your ristra.
Blessed days sirSir and see ya on the next video
Crawford out 🙏🧙‍♂️

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks for watching

[@richardbaumfalk7301]

Have you checked out Ft. Garland for samples of forging? Or around San Luis? Some of the places have some really old work laying around.

[@JohnSwitzer]

I've been around there, but haven't noticed much. There are some interesting pieces in the museum however.

[@thomasarussellsr]

About how long would those last, dried as they are? We don't really go through a whole lot of chilies.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Several years a least. Although they would lose some flavor over time being exposed to the air. But for ornamental use they last many years.

[@flatlander6734]

Why the Bavarian Beerfest music with A Spanish church?

[@honthirty_]

Ha ha!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Accordion music actually seems quite common in the area.