Comments on: Cincinnati Chili

By: 8 Must Try Midwestern Foods – Babbling Babe

8 Must Try Midwestern Foods – Babbling Babe — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:53:41 +0000

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By: Mitchell Conklin

Mitchell Conklin — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 02:55:27 +0000

In reply to Ann-Marie Meyers. Real Chili in Milwaukee is so good! Just satisfies that craving for this particular style of chili, which is so different than the heavily tomato based soup version most of us here grew up on.

By: Kriggity

Kriggity — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:09:13 +0000

“No chocolate. None. Ever.”
“That’s a myth I’m passionate about busting,” says Dann Woellert, a Cincinnati-based culinary historian who literally wrote the book on Cincinnati chili. Woellert knows most of the people behind the city’s favorite chili parlors, and they have assured him that there is no chocolate in their chili. “That was the first question I asked every chili parlor owner who I interviewed for the book: ‘Is there chocolate in your chili recipe?’ Almost all of them laughed at me. And all of them said, ‘No way.’”

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 03:44:59 +0000

anyone who knows Cincy chili history knows there is no chocolate in the major chains chili
maybe some fools grandma added it so kids would eat it, but no. not real cincy chili.

By: Old McGee

Old McGee — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:40:07 +0000

Adding cocoa or chocolate isn’t a real thing. I don’t know of a single chili restaurant that uses it. Unsweetened chocolate was included in a recipe published by the Cincinnati Enquirer in the early 80’s and somehow it has become a thing that you HAVE to do.

By: Deb Stauydt

Deb Stauydt — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:32:31 +0000

In reply to Ann-Marie Meyers. The cheese that goes on the Cincinnati chili should always be finely shredded!

By: Displaced Cincinnatian

Displaced Cincinnatian — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:09:39 +0000

As someone from the area – too much cumin, and a bit of cocoa is a well-known secret ingredient of many chili parlors. But kudos on getting the method right. I rarely see this in online recipes, and the rest of the ingredients are spot on!

By: Melody Canterberry

Melody Canterberry — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 01:31:47 +0000

In reply to Judy. Yes. I have recipe for Cincinnati Chili that calls for boiling the beef rather than browning. You can use extra-lean ground beef to avoid having to skim the fat, but extra-lean isn't as flavorful.. It also calls for a small amount of unsweetened chocolate. And if you make it the day before and refrigerate it, it tastes really authentic.

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:26:16 +0000

wouldn’t that make the meat boiled?

By: Andrea Pendergraft

Andrea Pendergraft — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:27:50 +0000

I am originally from the Cincinnati area. The cocoa is a requirement to make it a true Cincinnati chili copycat! 😉