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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> > A short discussion with a friend left us without an answer and rather
> > dumbfounded/shocked about chili. Where/when did the term 'con carne' first
> > get dropped.
>
> Maybe the question should be when did it become chilli con carne instead of just
> plain chilli.
> That would be when they added meat to it and the chilli became chilli con (with)
> carne (meat).
>
>

Some purists claim - falsely - that "real" chili contains only meat.
They would say that chili with beans should be called chili con
frijoles.

Peter Aitken