How Do You LIke Your Chili?
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178816)
United States
June 19, 2023 7:57am CST
Chili or Chili con Carne (chili with meat) is a spicy stew containing chili powder or chili peppers, meat, tomatoes and beans. Variations of this recipe number into the hundreds as everyone has his/her own version of chili. There are many chili competitions across the United States; and I doubt that any one concoction tastes the same as another. Opinions differ as to whether tomatoes and/or beans belong in chili.
From 1529 there was written evidence of a chili pepper seasoned stew eaten in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitian, now Mexico City. The San Antonio Chili Stand, circa 1893, at the Colombian Exposition in Chicago helped to give many Americans their first taste of chili.
Before World War II hundreds of chili parlors were opening up in Texas and other states; and by 1904 chili parlors became more widespread due to the invention of commercially prepared chili powder.
Do you like your chili spicy or mild? I like mine mild.
Do you like your chili with or without beans? Do you like a lot of beans? I like my chili with a LOT of beans.
Do you have your own chili recipe? How do you make your chili?
Do you serve your chili with accompaniments? Crackers, cheese, sour cream, with spaghetti (Cincinnati Chili)? There are many, many variations.
Do you like it thick or thin? I like mine thick.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
20 Jun 23
@BabeSays I crumble them and put them on top of the chili.
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@BabeSays (8575)
• Mauritius
19 Jun 23
@LindaOHio That's how I would like it. Not too spicy. How do you eat it? I mean with rice or bread?
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@FourWalls (68084)
• United States
19 Jun 23
One thing I discovered when I went to Hawaii is they don’t put spaghetti in chili, they use rice.
No beans. As Don Henley said, “When you add beans to chili you insult both the beans AND the chili.” 
And, truthfully, I haven’t made chili in eons.
And, truthfully, I haven’t made chili in eons.2 people like this
@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
19 Jun 23
We haven't either. I could eat a whole bowlful of chili with no meat, just beans!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
20 Jun 23
I like spicy food but not really a fan of chili con carne.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio We have been colonized by your country and we actually have this colonial mentality. Majority of what we eat are influenced by the countries who colonized us. But I'm just not a fan of chili con carne.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jun 23
I like all forms of chili. From my mid-20s to my mid-30s I was a nationally certified chili judge, and I would travel around the country to judge chili competitions. When I was a property manager for a large student apartment complex near the University of Florida, I would host an annual chili cook off among the residents that would generate hundreds of entries.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio That’s what I loved most about judging competitions. Every chili I sampled tasted different. And so many people had so many different and creative ways to make their chili. It was great.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
20 Jun 23
That's very cool. I'll bet no two chilis were alike.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jun 23
I rarely take stew and have never heard of this.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio I see. Will try it sometime.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84023)
• Rupert, Idaho
20 Jun 23
That's interesting to know about Chili...
I like mine beanless, for sure. Not spicy either.
I make mine with tomato sauce and other spices/flavorings
Definitely have cheese on it, and sour cream.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
20 Jun 23
My husband could do without the beans; but that's my favorite part.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84023)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio beans are so gross! lol
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
19 Jun 23
I like my chili mild. I'm sure they have it in the Mexican restaurants.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
19 Jun 23
Quite a few people don't like the beans. My husband is one of them.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
20 Jun 23
Sounds good that way. I don't like it topped with raw onions. Nooooo.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
19 Jun 23
I like my chili, hot and chunky!!!!
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@RasmaSandra (79892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jun 23
The canned chilis in Latvia were expensive so now and then I made a pot of chili with ground beef, plenty of onions, garlic, tomatoes, beans, and spices. And of course grated cheddar on top, Now I do not want to fuss for myself so I get canned chili from Amazon because they have packages of 6 or more cans,
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I think we have a couple of cans of chili in the pantry.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio That is okay. I don’t eat anymore what makes me sick.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
19 Jun 23
I have to have my chili very mild. Since I no longer have a gallbladder I can't tolerate spicy, fatty foods as I once did.
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@LindaOHio (178816)
• United States
19 Jun 23
I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks so much for stopping by.
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