In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:21:24 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > On Feb 8, 3:03*pm, blake murphy > wrote:

> >> it's the spaghetti noodles that put me off from the idea of cincinatti
> >> chili. *i didn't see them mentioned at the bishop's site.

We spent a lot of time at my aunt and uncle's house when we were kids.
My aunt often made chilimac to feed us (a can of chili mixed in with
macaroni). We all liked it. So chili over spaghetti wouldn't
necessarily put me off, all though I've never done it.

> > For me, it's the cinnamon. I can't even walk into Skyline. It just
> > stinks.
> >
> > My husband eats chili on spaghetti (he's from Cincinnati), but
> > thank God that he doesn't like cinnamon in his chili, either.
>
> you can really taste the cinnamon? i thought it was like a 'secret
> ingredient.'

My memory tells me that peanut butter, coffee and chocolate added to
chili were supposed to be in such small amounts that many would have
trouble identifying them. On the other hand, the spices in Cincinnati
chili (cinnamon, clove and allspice) are often identifiable as soon as
you walk through the door, without any taste at all.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA