zxcvbob wrote:

>
> > Yes. Chili is a meat stew seasoned with garlic, red chiles, and
> > soetimes oregano. Chili does not have tomatoes in it.
> >
> > Check he http://www.chili.org/
> >
> >
> > modom
> >
> > "Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes."
> > -- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
>
> That's really not a very good site. Every chili recipe there except one
> has tomato sauce in it. All the recipes had way too many ingredients.
> All the recipes were based on commercial chili powder and dried bouillon
> rather than dried peppers.

I was wondering about that. I had thought that chili was usually a tomato
based dish, and originally with out meat. It only has meat when it is chili
con carne, chili with meat.