Posted on 02/10/2022 12:51:44 PM PST by mylife
Back in my 20s, when I was working as a sports reporter, I long-distance dated a guy from Cincinnati.
The first time he said we should “make it a three-way” my eyes bugged out of my head. No, it’s not as dirty as you’re probably thinking. But I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Cincinnati is known for many things. Hosting “Oktoberfest Zinzinnati,” the biggest Octoberfest in the U.S. Its ongoing hatred of Bengals owner Mike Brown And, most importantly, its love for a very particular type of chili.
“Cincinnati-style chili is a big thing,” says Joe O’Brien, a father of three who graduated from Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati in 1994. “People who visit have a binary reaction. You either love it or hate it.”
It’s nothing like Texas chili or any other type of chili. It’s runny. Its Greek-style tomato sauce makes it tangy instead of spicy. It’s made with tiny bits of crumbled-up ground beef boiled in water (or broth) and mixed with an assortment of spices (cumin, cloves, allspice) and tomato paste, among other ingredients, into a sludge-like concoction.
“It almost has a moussaka-like quality to it,” O’Brien says. Others say it looks like diarrhea. (You can read more about the Greek history of Cincinnati-style chili here.)
Some recipes, like the one by Meggan Hill, the executive chef and head of the Culinary Hill Test Kitchen, include apple cider vinegar, chicken broth, brown sugar, and garlic. Regardless of how it’s made, oyster crackers are thrown in to soak up the juices.
“It is so unique,” O’Brien says. “You have to forget the word ‘chili’ because there’s no other style of chili you can compare it to.”
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Yes, in Fort Campbell.
Also when they started carrying Greaters in the grocery stores here my cincy neighbors threw a party. Lol
I do not even care about Chile at all, but your post is funny.
Camp Washington Chili puts chili peppers in their Chili.
Hudepohl’s main rivla is Burger Beer.
And Norwood, though we sent most of the briars back south after GM closed the plant and Saturn opened in Georgetown, Ky.
A few years ago, my wife and I were in Southern Ohio and I was talking about Graeter’s ice cream. We got some and brought it home It was still solid after several hours’ ride, and she loved the stuff.
Thanks for the inspiration =)
Big Boy restaurants in Calif. served this for years.
I make a “Thai Chili” using Red or Pandan Curry (Red Curry with Coriander and Cumin roasted, toasted and ground into the Red Curry)—
Add about a cup of coconut milk to wok, render down...Add curry and render that down until oil is bubbling...add remainder of coconut milk (about a cup) then add a pound of hamburger meat. Cook until done. Add the meat mixture to tacos, atop spaghetti, or as a chili, etc...a type of fusion dish.
ever hear of google?
CINCINNATI CHILI INGREDIENTS
Typical ingredients in Cincinnati chili include ground beef, tomato paste, spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clove, cumin, chili powder, bay leaf, dark chocolate (though this is more of a home cook option), simmered in water or stock.
I've never had it, and from the descriptions I'm pretty sure I've never been that hungry.
Wasn’t so funny trying to eat it.
On the plus side, we discovered Bob Evans restaurants. That is dining they should be bragging about.
I love provincial food...!!!
Bring it on..
The Milwaukee version (Real Chili) with spaghetti, beans, cheese, onions, even vinegar is sooooo much better than the Skyline version.
Yes, I have heard of Google. What I said, in case you lack reading comprehension, is that the article you posted made no mention of chile, which it doesn’t.
Sounds awful.
Five-way all the way, baby!!!
We love Bob Evans but since Covid they have really been hit and miss quality wise. The Biscuits and Gravy are to die for. We sometimes just get a quart of gravy and 6 biscuits carry out and make eggs and potatoes at home. Nice for breakfast or dinner.
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