The flavor found in canned chili and in canned "chili beans" eludes me.



When I make my own chili recipe it's flavored with onion, garlic, chili

powder, cumin, coriander, Mexican oregano and a bay leaf. It's a good
basic
chili and we like it.


However, the canned products have a very different flavor and almost
all
brands taste quite similar. The list of ingredients on the cans, of
course,
just say "and spices".


Anyone have an idea what makes up this flavor?


TIA


Basically , to me the seasoning sounds fine. I use a lot of Cumin and
NM Chili powder, I also use beef broth, and I do not use tomatoes, The
meat gets the flavor from the chili, and the seasonings. I thicken it
with Masa.

Rosie