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Chili con carne [a] (Spanish: [ˈtʃili koŋ ˈkaɾne] lit. ' chili with meat '), [1] often shortened to chili, is a spicy stew of Mexican origin containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes, and often pinto beans or kidney beans. [2]
XLNT Foods was founded in 1894 by Alejandro Morales as the XLNT Tamale Company. Their tamales became a popular ethnic food in Los Angeles. XLNT had a factory in Boyle Heights and also sold tamales from horse-drawn carts and grocery stores.
During World War II, families from Texas sent cans of chili to their sons in service. As demand increased after the war, the factory added chili products such as hot dog sauce, turkey with beans, and lean beef chili. [2] In 1950, Fred Slauson, a gifted artist, sold his half of the company to Doyle and James West then moved to New Mexico to paint.
In 1951, a New York columnist said its chili con carne was “downright spiritual with us who long since sat on the high stools … and on $25 a week got by from pay-day to pay-day, well-fed and ...
The name "Cincinnati chili" is often confusing to those unfamiliar with it, because the term "chili" evokes the expectation of chili con carne, [29] [37] [38] to which it "bears no resemblance". [39] Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced [ 38 ] [ 40 ] meat sauce [ 41 ] for spaghetti or hot dogs, and is very seldom eaten by the bowl [ 30 ...
Commercial manufacture of chili powders began in Texas in the 1890s. [5] Today, chili is the official state dish. [16] Texas is known for its variation of chili con carne. Texas chili is typically made with hot peppers and beef (or sometimes game meats like venison) and is sometimes served with pinto beans, either as a side dish or in the chili ...
He was also a food connoisseur, wrote a history of chili con carne called A Bowl of Red, and ran a chili restaurant in Dallas called Tolbert's. In 1967 he founded, with Wick Fowler, the World Chili Championship held annually in Terlingua, Texas, which was later named for them. [2]
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