Chili con carne

@Ysibli (91)
United States
March 21, 2007 8:32pm CST
ok...my boss and I debated about this for a while today at work. What does chile con carne mean? I think it means chili with meat...she said it means chili without noodles....I'm pretty sure I'm right.
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creativedreamweaver
@creativedreamweaver (7297)
• United States
22 Mar 07
My hubby and I have a similar debate...and he won, he's correct. I make my chili with hamburger. He does his with steak. He says his is Chili con Carne, I said mine was. He is correct. Chili con Carne is chili with steak meat in it as opposed to hamburger or ground meat. Carne is the spanish/mexican word for steak. I hope this helps.
Ysibli
@Ysibli (91)
• United States
22 Mar 07
but it has nothing to do with noodles right? i told her it had nothing to do with noodles but she insisted that she was raised to believe that it meant no noodles and that chili was traditionaly made with noodles.
Autumn42
@Autumn42 (64)
• United States
12 Apr 07
We always had noodles with our chili at my house, but many people I know think that is weird and have never tried it... I like it but don't think it's the normal way to eat chili. I didn't know what chili con carne meant, but the steak vs. hamburger thing makes sense.
princess07031980
@princess07031980 (5412)
• United States
22 Mar 07
You are right. Everyone knows that!! Your boss needs to brush up her on Spanish LOL. MMM...chili sounds so good right now :)
tad1fan
@tad1fan (3367)
• Canada
23 Mar 07
chili-con-carne means ground or cubed beef cooked with chilis or shili powder and,usually with red or kidney beans and tomatoes....hope this helps
GuateMom
@GuateMom (1411)
• Canada
22 Mar 07
Chili con carne means very literally "Chili with Meat". Chili sin Fideos would be chili without noodles. :) Also, carne means beef meat so technically, it still could be hamburger in some translations.