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. Obviously, this is just to shorten the name but originally,
there was a meaning to it and got even more meaningful as vegetarian dishes
became more the norm (chili sin carne). I've searched a few sites/recipe
books but found nothing with who actually shortened the name to simply chili
(which means really nothing I think?). Wikipedia of course has an
interesting page on it all but still leaves that one open.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_c...ns_and_history

I'm sure most/many of us remember our mums making chili con carne when we
were kids but today, nobody uses that term.

Anyone?

Yes, I know, I shouldn't worry about such things but that's my nature ;-)

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Cheers!

Dennis

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