Posted on 07/17/2025 1:32:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A mother’s chili secret has gone viral in a TikTok video that has some loving the added ingredient while others are in disbelief.
The video was posted by the Hnieno Fam, a family-oriented TikTok account centered on a London mother and a father of two.
Jade Hnieno, the mom of the family, shared the video last month, revealing the mysterious addition: a square of dark chocolate added directly to the pot. “Secret ingredient to make the best chili,” she captioned the video.
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Mole’ Chicken is one of my all time favorites.
I don’t like chocolate or cinnamon in my chili. Why I’m not a big fan of Skyline.
Yup.
Some people swear by adding a little cinnamon to coffee.
Dark Chocolate square is a secret ingredient? This isn’t the first time I’ve heard of that being added to chili or pasta sauces. Not sure why everyone is in such awe about it.
Same here. Also for almost 50 years. Hardly a secret.
On the other hand, home cooking does seem to be on its way to becoming a lost art.
I’ve known several adults who have never used an appliance in their kitchen other than the coffee pot. Take out, delivery or restaurants for every meal.
Coco and coffee are standard additions to chili.
This is not remotely new.
I may be theonly person in the world who hates chili and chocolate too.
It has. And coffee.
Zero new knowledge here.
Been doing that for years.
Yeah no. Unless you’re from Cincinnasty.
I’ve won regional awards with “Choco-chili”.
Also, you might try 3 shots of espresso in 2 quarts of finished chili.
Known as Red-Eye.
Cocoa and coffee in chile is standard. The generation that can’t cook is surprised.
Cincinnati-style chili includes cocoa powder. I’m
Yep, no secret, some Mexican recipes call for it, most do not.
Texas chili sure does not
Britain would be the last place in the world one would go to for recipes.
“”””It’s right up above, in the third sentence of the post...””””
Oops, my excuse is that I was cooking spaghetti and a canned hot tamales/canned chili sauce for it.
By the way dark chocolate is an old and not unusual addition to chili as many have noted already, I use it sometimes.
A square of dark chocolate.
I love both chili and mole, so why not?
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