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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] Other seasonings may include garlic, onions, and cumin.
The three primary spellings are chili, chile and chilli, all recognized by dictionaries. Chili is widely used in English of the United States [73] and optionally in Canada. [74] Chile is the most common Spanish spelling in Mexico and several other Latin American countries, [75] and some parts of the United States. [76]
Chili powder, the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper Chili con carne , often referred to simply as "chili", a stew with a chili sauce base Cincinnati chili , a meat sauce popular in Ohio and Northern Kentucky; different from chili con carne
There are various theories about the origin of the word Chile.According to 17th-century Spanish chronicler Diego de Rosales, [19] the Incas called the valley of the Aconcagua Chili by corruption of the name of a Picunche tribal chief called Tili, who ruled the area at the time of the Incan conquest in the 15th century.
The more piquant varieties are called chili peppers, or simply chilis. The large, mild form is called bell pepper, or is named by color (green pepper, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, etc.) in North America and South Africa, sweet pepper. The name is simply pepper in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [11]
4. It's More Interesting. Variety is the spice of life, and beans make chili more interesting than a bowl full of meat. It looks better, it makes each bite a little different than the last, and ...
The Story Behind My Grandmother's Chili. My grandmother, whom we called Ghee Ghee, passed away in 2008, so it was up to my grandfather to jot down the recipe we loved so well. But while in his ...
In modern everyday English in most of the world, chile, chili, and chilli all refer to the fruit of C. annuum; in Spanish, chile (chee-le), from Nahuatl chīlli, is used for the pepper. [65] In New Mexican English, however, chile (chill-ee) refers to the fruit, while chili refers only to a meat-based dish known as Texas chili con carne.