buying dried chili

Anybody know a good local market with a big selection of dried chili? A thanksgiving recipe that I'd like to make requires 'chili pequin, dried' and it's turning out to be near impossible to find a good dried chili selection right now. Usually whole foods has a good selection but they're out all around the metro NY area stores that I've gone to or called.  Any ideas would be appreciated (I tried amazon, but that won't work - they won't get here in time).  Any local  groceries that carry foods aimed at a latino audience perhaps?

Not local, but by mail, Jane Butel's Pecos Valley Spice.

If you want a small amount, I have some, both mild and hot.  No charge. P.M. me.

In any case, check their website.

Try calling these stores:

http://www.aseabrafoods.com/index.html

the grocery in the ivy hill shopping center has huge Spanish and Russian sections.  Drawing a blank on its name, but just drive down Irvington from downtown south orange and look for the strip mall

I have some too if you would need a few. Just send me a pm. 

The one on Irvington Ave is called City Supermarket and they do have a very big selections of dried chile.  

Is Penzey's still in Summit?  As it happens I have a few books on chiles.  Here is the entry for chile pequin, dried (and a 20 year old list of vendors!)

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sadly, Penzys closed last spring  

The hot pepper flakes sold by McCormick's are the same thing put through a shredder.   No need for mystery here, you're just adding heat.

Ooh, is it for the Cranberry Sauce with Chiles? I'm looking for a spicy cranberry relish. I was also thinking about this one, which is not cooked.

thanks everybody - all info much appreciated.  J.R. - it is for the NY Times cranberry w/chiles.  I've been making the same cranberry sauce for decades now, and saw that recipe in the NY times this weekend and figured it was time for a change.  What do you think of their interface for thanksgiving, where you input your preferences for type of meal, etc.?  I thought it was pretty helpful.  

I'm doing my whole dinner based on the Thanksgiving planner, starting this past weekend with the Roasted Turkey Stock for Make-Ahead Gravy.

according to some experts, you can substitute cayenne, which can be bought at any market.

http://www.foodsubs.com/Chiledry.html

I have made a cranberry ginger chutney that used dried red pepper flakes. So good...