Oh pshaw, on Sat 10 Nov 2007 10:52:44p, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...

> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Fri 09 Nov 2007 06:46:31p, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...
>>
>> > In article om>,
>> > Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Nov 9, 7:20 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Sooner, rather than later.
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >> > I would prefer a recipe that's tried and true and not especially
>> >> > complicated nor requiring especially unusual ingredients.
>> >>
>> >> Sub TVP for the beef and add a pinch of MSG to your regular chili.
>> >>
>> >> > -Barb
>> >>
>> >> --Bryan, who suspects vegetarians of being species traitors
>> >
>> > Thanks, but I don't think that is appropriate in this situation. The
>> > vegetarians are so because of their religious beliefs and I'm not
>> > looking to substitute TVP to make a "meat-like" chili. Thanks for a
>> > response, though.
>>
>> Chili, as known to most folks in the US, is almost by definition, made
>> with a significant amount of meat. Personally, I think your target
>> needs to be an entirely other dish, especially if emulating a
>> "meat-like" chili seems a bad idea. Given your reasoning, I'm not sure
>> why the vegetarians in question would even want "chili". I don't get
>> it.
>
> I don't know that they'd "want" chili, either. It is, however, what's
> being served and those folks who are planned and are preparing the meal
> wish to provide a chili made with meat and a chili made without meat in
> order to accommodate the dietary restrictions of some of the diners.
> They didn't ask my opinion of their decision to serve chilis although I
> do think it's a fine plan. They just asked me for a recipe for a
> meatless one.

I obviously missed the beginning of this thread. Still, I can't think of a
chili I'd want to eat without meat. It just wouldn't be "chili". :-)

I suppose a really good chili recipe, bulked up with extra beans, onions,
green and maybe red peppers, would work. It might also need a bit of
thickening with masa for texture. No TVP or other meat substitutes. Not
much of a help, but perhaps a little direction.

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Wayne Boatwright

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