Chili? Love it? Hate it? Beans or no beans?

[indimom]

I live in Indiana, but my closest city is Cincinnati, so I'm guessing that plays a role...

The debate here is not about beans (cause chili has beans); but, whether or not you add pasta. In our house, we do add pasta 95% of the time.

 

[RedAngie]

Chili does not have beans.

I’ve said it here before a few times: Authenticity is overrated. Cook however you like it.

As for authenticity, the ONLY proper pronunciation of the delicacy is CHAI-lye.

 

[kanerf]

I love chili as well and prefer it without beans.

 

[Allison]

I had to chime in and say that Chili with a cinnamon roll is perfection!!!

Served that way in many school lunches every day.

 

[Moliphino]

FWIW, traditional Texas Red Chili not only lacks beans; but it also doesn't contain any tomato products, so, not tomato sauce.

Lots of folks who are purists about the beans in chili will serve baked beans as a side; you can stir them in before eating if you like, but they don't want them cooked in with the chili itself.

(For those wondering, the liquid of this sort of chili is still red, because most recipes call for about 1/3 cup of chili powder. It also normally contains a LOT of meat; about 3 lbs for a 6 qt. recipe.)

That kind sounds right up my alley. I'm not a fan of tomatoes or beans.

 

[design_mom]

Not a fan. I don't care for the beans... and I don't think I've ever had chili without beans (except Skyline and I agree that's something different.) But, even without beans, I think I'd still be disappointed. It looks like a big bowl of pasta sauce... but it's not as good.

 

[design_mom]

Their signature!

My favorite is their Buckey Blitz. Kills me to say that as a Michigander, so you know I really have to love it.

This is totally off topic for chili... but is about Graeters.

When my daughter was in 4th grade, I was a parent volunteer in her classroom. The teacher was new to the area. The class was going on a field trip and part of the field trip included a tour of the Graeter's production facility. As part of the tour, each student would get an ice cream cone at the very end. The flavor choices were (if I remember): vanilla, chocolate, mint chocolate chip, cotton candy, or black raspberry chip (BRC). She was telling me these choices and she scoffed at them offering BRC as a flavor. I said "that's their signature flavor. It's really good." She said "But what KID is going to want that?!"

The teacher started out by saying: "Okay class... I'm going to tell you all the choices. Then I'm going to say each flavor again, and when I say it the second time, I want you to put your hand up when you hear the flavor you want."
Then she listed all the flavors again, then said "Okay... put your hand up if you want VANILLA." (zero hands raised.) She said it again "I said put your hand up if you want VANILLA." Still no hands.
"Okay now put your hand up if you want CHOCOLATE." Maybe 2 hands went up. As she goes through the flavors, she's clearly concerned that only 1/4 of the class has voted for anything at all... The teacher clearly thinks that the students didn't understand the instructions.
Finally, in kind of an exasperated tone she said "Okay... who wants Black Raspberry Chip?" And 3/4 of class's hands shot in the air. The teacher looked dumbfounded and said "Really?! Really? You all want Black Raspberry chip?"

 

[fly girl]

This is totally off topic for chili... but is about Graeters.

When my daughter was in 4th grade, I was a parent volunteer in her classroom. The teacher was new to the area. The class was going on a field trip and part of the field trip included a tour of the Graeter's production facility. As part of the tour, each student would get an ice cream cone at the very end. The flavor choices were (if I remember): vanilla, chocolate, mint chocolate chip, cotton candy, or black raspberry chip (BRC). She was telling me these choices and she scoffed at them offering BRC as a flavor. I said "that's their signature flavor. It's really good." She said "But what KID is going to want that?!"

The teacher started out by saying: "Okay class... I'm going to tell you all the choices. Then I'm going to say each flavor again, and when I say it the second time, I want you to put your hand up when you hear the flavor you want."
Then she listed all the flavors again, then said "Okay... put your hand up if you want VANILLA." (zero hands raised.) She said it again "I said put your hand up if you want VANILLA." Still no hands.
"Okay now put your hand up if you want CHOCOLATE." Maybe 2 hands went up. As she goes through the flavors, she's clearly concerned that only 1/4 of the class has voted for anything at all... The teacher clearly thinks that the students didn't understand the instructions.
Finally, in kind of an exasperated tone she said "Okay... who wants Black Raspberry Chip?" And 3/4 of class's hands shot in the air. The teacher looked dumbfounded and said "Really?! Really? You all want Black Raspberry chip?"

Love it!

Now the question is this ... did the teacher try the BRC? If she did, I bet she understood why all those hands went up.

 

[fly girl]

Don’t get me wrong, I actually like it—I just don’t consider it chili. I have a recipe for it that I’ve made a few times. My husband isn’t a fan though.

I was just teasing.

No doubt, it isn't grab a bowl and dig in chili.

 

[snowwite]

I like a pot of normal chili but I really like Cincinnati chili (chili over spegehetti and topped with cheese and onions). I prefer no beans in a pot of chili but I can tolerate them.

I’ve never heard of it but it sounds interesting

 

[JBRB828]

I dislike any kind of beans. However, I will use them for hubby's chili but I will pick them out of mine.

 

[fly girl]

I’ve never heard of it but it sounds interesting

You can't even see the spaghetti under the mound of cheese and chili, but it's there! This is a 5 way, with onions and beans.

 

[tvguy]

I’ve said it here before a few times: Authenticity is overrated. Cook however you like it.

As for authenticity, the ONLY proper pronunciation of the delicacy is CHAI-lye.

I agree. My issue is to specify if it is chili, or chili with beans.

 

[TippyThomas]

I see we're still twitching.

 

[Marrila]

I see we're still twitching.

Yup.

 

[Skywalker3]

Ambivalent-it's fine, but I'd also be good if I never ate it again.
We didn't really grow up eating chili, I don't think my mom EVER made homemade chili. Every once in a blue moon, we'd have Hormel or some sort of canned chili, like on chili fritos.
I'm in my 50s, and have never made chili. DH grew up eating it, and he'll make it sometimes, and it's very good. Just nothing I crave much.
I do associate cooler weather with gumbo time though....

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I do associate cooler weather with gumbo time though....

I've got some gumbo in the freezer just waiting for a cooler day. We make ours (and then freeze it for a later date) a tad different than the recipe calls for (we're not seafood eaters either) but it does still have okra and then we have the main base be andouille sausage. If you need sinuses cleaned out boy that gumbo will do it

 

[_19disnA]

Never liked chili regardless of what ingredients it contains. I think the recipes for chili tend to be regional and you will find different ingredients based on what part of the country you are in.

 

[snowwite]

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You can't even see the spaghetti under the mound of cheese and chili, but it's there! This is a 5 way, with onions and beans.

That looks nothing like what we make as chili. I’d give that a try though

 

[fly girl]

That looks nothing like what we make as chili. I’d give that a try though

No doubt, it is its own thing!