July 25, 2010

The history of Chili

From Edible Aria comes the history of Chili:
150 Years of Chili con Carne
In the latter half of the 1800′s, pieces of beef or bison were pounded together with suet, dried chile peppers and salt and formed into bricks which were dried and stored for later use. On the trail, the bricks were simply boiled with water in heavy pots.

Chili con carne (literally �chili [peppers] with meat�) later found its way to San Antonio�s Military Plaza, where onions,garlic, cumin and oregano (and maybe tomatoes) were likely first added by a group of Hispanic women famously known as the �chili queens�.

Chili was broadly introduced at the �San Antonio Chili Stand� at the 1893 Chicago World�s Fair. The first chili parlors outside of Texas began to appear in the early 1900′s, with accompaniments such as beans, shredded cheese and crackers showing up in the 20′s and 30′s.
Figured it had to be something like this but didn't know that it was blocks of meat and peppers -- always thought it would be strips of jerky. The article also gives a recipe for chili that looks quite good -- have to try it sometime soon... Posted by DaveH at July 25, 2010 1:21 PM
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