On Friday, January 25, 2013 1:22:59 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:48:21 -1000, dsi1
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> > Chili seems to be an emotional issue with people. Why is a mystery. I
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> > have seen the devastation that occurs when two chili cultures clash and
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> > it ain't pretty. The subject of chili is like religion or the politics
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> > of the food world. As it goes, I don't believe in chili. Things go a lot
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> > smoother that way.
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> It's just the all meat Texans who have a problem, but they have a
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> problem with anyone who isn't in total agreement with them on any
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> subject (always). Bean likers don't have a problem with white chili
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> likers. All meat is fine too, just not all the time.
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I am a bean liker, and I have a problem with "white chili." I also have
a problem with candy chili, and folks who put all kinds of creative shit
in it. The thread is titled, "What's needed for a good chilli?" What's
*needed* is beef, water, ground chilies, cumin, garlic and salt.
Everything else is optional. Beans are an option. Tomatoes are not.
If I want spaghetti sauce, I'll make spaghetti sauce. The way most folks
around here make it, it damned near is a hybrid of the two.

--Bryan