A Hunger for Frito Pie, From the Artery-Clogged Heart of Texas

The New York Times ^ | February 21, 2003 | JOHN SCHWARTZ

[Sloth]

Ugh, Hormel chili is nasty... Yes, Armour is still made, it's what I usually still buy (previously in Arkansas, and now in Alabama). It's evidently made by the same corporation as Dial soap:

Armour Chili

I think the 'heartier recipe' business is hype. At one time in the past few years they switched to making it with chicken, pork & beef... I guess people didn't like that so they went back to beef.

[JavaTheHutt]

The Woolworths on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico!

Maybe the two main ingredients were first mixed together in New Mexican, but Fritos and chili both call Texas home.

[PatrickHenry]

Makin' me real hungry.

[TaqueriaFanatic]

I have had "nachos" that were tortilla chips covered with melted velveeta sprinkled with jalapeno slices from a can,I call this concoction "Texas Stadium Nachos".

[Space Wrangler]

Ah yes, that would indeed make more sense. Just didn't read it that way, but I do believe you are correct.

Here in southern Appalachia, we have the claim to fame of roadside boiled peanut stands. I LOVE boiled peanuts. My wife was a babe in the culinary woods when we first started dating, and freaked when I stopped on the road in Helen, GA to get a bag of boiled peanuts. I made her drive, and sat there eating them in all their messy glory. She became intrigued, and finally tried one, and that was it. The hook was in. I told her we would stop off and get her a bag, but she wanted MY bag, and I had to stop and buy another. She just couldn't understand that they were all the same. Now we stop and get boiled peanuts anytime we are on the road in the mountains.

[CCWoody]

Why apologize. New Mexico and Colorado are merely on loan to the US from the Republic of Texas (making fun of puny states since 1845). If you can't get your act together, we will send one of our Rangers over to get our mountains back.

There are Native Texans
And grateful Texans
and Texan wannabes.

Unfortunately for the rest of you it has not been given to you to know the joy of God's country. Learn to deal with it.

[JustAnAmerican]

"I still crave real barbeque from North Carolina.

LOL, I often lament about what the folks north of the Carolinas call barbeque. From the very first day I was introduced to NC's pork barbeque topped with coleslaw, I have not been the same. One of the better places to get it was a little town off the beaten path called Hollister.

[areafiftyone]

Dial Soup? Um no wonder when I burped I got bubbles. ;-)

[areafiftyone]

Soup=Soap

[PlanoMike]

MMMMmmmm, frito pie!

MMMMmmmm, James Coney Island!

[goodieD]

Here in the central valley of California, we are not unfamiliar with this culinary delight. Except we used to call it "Frito Boat".. but it's the same animal.. we used to get it at our high school snack bar or at our annual fiesta celebration. I've never tried it with Wolf brand chili, but luckily, we have a good supply of Wolf in our local outlet store. Think we'll skip the jalapenos though..my hubby is still paying for his jalapeno taco orgy the night before..hehe.

[JustAnAmerican]

Holyscroller said:
"What exactly is scrapple?"

knak said:
"A sausage and cornmeal stuff that's fried after it sets up."

And sausage is a "good" term for the meat product involved :) However it's still my favorite breakfast meat.

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for posting this. I haven't eaten lunch yet. I was wondering what to fix. I'm making a Frito Pie right now. Onions, chilis, the works (even a "dab" of garlic). I'll let you know how it turns out J
God Bless

[Sally'sConcerns]

You're right, he must have some Yankee in him!

He doesn't like chicken fried steak either. I don't know what's wrong with that 'child'! He also doesn't care all that much for gravy of any type! That's ok though since it means there's that much more for me!

[TEXASPROUD]

Beans in chili? Hell, only a demented Yankee would put beans in chili.

[JustAnAmerican]

Just a note, That's eastern NC barbeque sauce, I.E. Vinegar and red pepper based, not tomatoe(eek).

[JavaTheHutt]

I drove 200 miles one night with 20lbs of cheese in an ice chest and exchanged it for Pace picante sauce.

Ahh, speaking of great commercials, remember the Pace commercials? "This other stuff says it's made in New Jersey!"
"New Jersey??!! Get a rope."

[wildbill]

When I went off to NYC to school from South Texas in the Fifties I found to my dismay that there was only one "Mexican" restaurant in the city--right off Times Square--and it had horrible food.

During my four years at Columbia the only thing that kept me on the East Coast was a monthly supply of Wolf Chili, Fritos, Rosarita Refried Beans and Pace's Salsa from my family.

[knak]

are boiled peanuts good?

[dyed_in_the_wool]

Burp for later. I mean, bump.