I know you’re convinced that a little cinnamon improves your chili.

You are incorrect on this conviction.

    • djsoren19@yiffit.net
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      Beans are the foundation of chili. You can remove all the meat from a chili and still call it chili. You cannot remove all the beans and still call it chili.

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        Yes: Pinto beans are called chili beans for a goddamn reason. But also kidney beans in the mix (and black beans at least) are delicious too.

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          I can’t find good kidney beans (all the ones I find, their skins are too tough compared to the other beans) so I use navy beans instead. Also pinto beans. I can’t remember the third but it’s a three bean chili dammit who ever heard of a two bean chili

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        beanless chili exists and is called chili by millions of people tho. linguistic prescriptivism is dumb.

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      Beanless chili only works as a hot dog condiment. I don’t see the point otherwise

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        If it’s going on something (dog, burger, noodles, frito pie, etc) then hold the beans, they’ll just fuck it up. But straight chili by itself? Yeah bean it up please, it needs them to stand on its own.

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      All the beanless chili I’ve had has been made with chunks of meat instead of ground meat so more like a spicy stew.

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        I’ve had a lot with shredded beef, but that’s probably because they were too lazy to cut it after smoking. Shredding is easier.