Interestingly the state question relates to a question oft heard at restaurants in the state. "Red or green?" refers to what kind of chili sauce customers would like with their meal.
Jan 12 2013, 10:09 AM
robert326
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robert326 15 year member
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This type of "chile" is usually distinct from salsa, as the chile sauce is much finer and thicker and more commonly served with meals. Natives are more likely to refer to the chili sauce put on their meal as just plain "chile", and not as any form of "salsa" (which is usually reserved by natives in English for the salsa served with chips; everything else is just "chile").