Current Events > Why do Texans get so annoyed at beans in chilli

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"Why do New Englanders get so annoyed at gummi bears in clam chowder?"

Because they eat like children

ROBANN_88 posted...

do you mean like cocoa powder, or do you mean like going to the store and getting a KitKat and a Mars bar?

Unsweetened cocoa powder used for baking. Putting a little in chili adds a smokey flavor to it.

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Yup. When my wife and I make chili, we put like half a bottle of an orange flavored beer in the pot. Adds a cool tang to it.

Another tip for everyone. Use ground turkey in your chili instead of ground beef. Not only is the turkey cheaper, but it doesn't have the same overpowering flavor as ground beef. That way you can taste the rest of the ingredients in your chili and not just beef.

Tyranthraxus posted...

You just push it down. It's soft enough to bend in just a few seconds after putting it in the pot.

You don't even have to do that. As it boils it all just slides in the water and cooks evenly. Only thing you should be doing is stirring it occasionally so it doesn't stick.

It's one part tribalism and one part America being a relatively new culture(s) from a tradition perspective. Unlike a lot of the rest of the world the USA doesn't have centuries upon centuries of tradition to draw on. So as various regions start to formulate their own, they get protective of them. It's "their thing". Chili is one example but it extends to a lot of regional food variants with pizza and barbecue being other very prominent ones.

pinky0926 posted...

Italians are the absolute worst for it. Like they get absolutely buttmad if you don't slice the garlic the correct way (according to how nonna made it) for their roman pasta dish, even though you couldn't get two grandmas together without them arguing about it

What? You're part Italian?

Just beef, tomatoes and onions? Texans are missing out.

pinky0926 posted...

Check this shit out. Kenji Lopez Alt made a "definitive" (if such a thing exists) 'best chili ever' recipe, and the ingredient list is completely fucking wild.

* 1 pound (450g) dried dark red kidney beans
* 6 tablespoons (54g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight), plus more for seasoning
* 3 whole ancho, pasilla, or mulato chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/2 ounce)
* 2 whole New Mexico red, California, costeo, or choricero chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/8 ounce)
* 1 whole cascabel, rbol, or pequin chile, seeded and torn in half
* 1 1/2 tablespoons (9g) whole cumin seeds
* 1 1/2 teaspoons (3g) whole coriander seeds
* 2 whole cloves
* 1 star anise
* 5 pounds (2.3kg) bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of silver skin and excess fa
* tFreshly ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil
* 1 quart (900ml) low-sodium chicken broth (preferably homemade), divided
* 1 ounce (30g) chopped unsweetened chocolate
* 2 tablespoons (30ml) tomato paste1 tablespoon (5g) extra-finely ground coffee beans
* 2 whole anchovy fillets
* 2 teaspoons (10ml) soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon (5ml) Marmite1 large yellow onion, diced fine (about 1 1/2 cups)
* 4 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
* 3 fresh Thai bird chiles or 1 jalapeo pepper, finely chopped1 tablespoon (3g) dried oregano2 bay leaves
* 1 (28-ounce; 794g) can crushed tomatoes
* 1/4 cup (60ml) cider vinegar, plus more to taste
* 1/4 cup (60ml) vodka or bourbon
* 2 tablespoons (28g) dark brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon (15ml) Buffalo-style hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot (or more to taste)
For Garnish (all suggestions optional):
* Scallions, thinly sliced
* Cheddar, Jack, or Colby cheese, grated
* Sour cream
* Jalapeo or Poblano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and diced
* Onion, diced
* Avocado, dicedSaltine crackersFritos

Damn I think Ill try this recipe next time, but with an Islay whisky instead of bourbon

Chili is just the Texas version of Mole Rojo.

Kidney beans make Chili better.

Because beans don't remember the Alamo.

SiO4 posted...

What? You're part Italian?

No, but I like cooking a lot, and I've noticed how incredibly pedantic Italians get in the comments section for any dish. "This is NOT aglio olio, my nonna would be rolling in her grave at this abomination"

Dude chill, it was just a squeeze of lemon juice...

I used to compete BBQ and did chili as a side thing since it was always part of the same competition. A lot now has to do with this whole scene as you basically making Terlingua circuit rules Texas Red. The thing is that competition Red is its own wierd world, and really it revolves around making various spice dumps over the course of the cook and finding obscure chili powder out of New Mexico. Dry spices really is the main thing people use if you get serious as it is the only way to maintain consistency. All that being said chili at my home always has beans as chili is a poor man's filler dish just like pinto beans and the intent is to throw what you have at it. Eat what you want, it's your food.

pinky0926 posted...

No, but I like cooking a lot, and I've noticed how incredibly pedantic Italians get in the comments section for any dish. "This is NOT aglio olio, my nonna would be rolling in her grave at this abomination"

Dude chill, it was just a squeeze of lemon juice...

I saw something quite the opposite a while ago in the comments to a bolognese video. It was an Italian guy who praised the recipe a lot, and just added like, "for reference, here's the traditional way we do it at home". Super nice and constructive, just added a bit of tweaks you could try if you want. The replies were livid at him for being such a petty Italian snob

My secret ingredients in my Texas Chili are: Nam pla, Thai Basil, Ginger and Garlic

I went to Houston and the food sucked. Especially the bbq.

boomgetchopped3 posted...

I went to Houston and the food sucked. Especially the bbq.

And that is where you ****ed up.

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I've done it. Still do it

Food elitism is weird in any context and a lot of times feels like the lazy person's intellectualism.

"I'm a miserable person who never accomplished anything worthwhile but I eat my steak medium rare which makes me better than other people for some reason"

<_<

Hotdogs elitists are probably the silliest though.

pinky0926 posted...

No, but I like cooking a lot, and I've noticed how incredibly pedantic Italians get in the comments section for any dish. "This is NOT aglio olio, my nonna would be rolling in her grave at this abomination"

Dude chill, it was just a squeeze of lemon juice...

Oh okay. I do have the Scottish in me as you may remember. But I am half Italian.That side of the family took over my cooking skills. Having said that ya some people can get pretty pedantic about cooking. I notice that in cooking vids. Iike the whole thing can be described in the name of the dish. If you can cook at all, it shouldn't take a 10 min video.

And as for Italian cooking it's so regional.
Though I do respect Italian cooking.

Chili is a good you make it how you want. I do mine with pork sausage and no beans.

I say the bigger argument is what is your carb that goes with it? Fritos? Cornbread? Spaghetti (those people are weird)

I have heard of beer in chili and tried the cocoa in the chili once, doesnt really do much. Tabasco chocolate however is good

boomgetchopped3 posted...

I went to Houston and the food sucked. Especially the bbq.

This is the most flagrant bullshit post in the history of gamefaqs.

Most chili I eat doesn't have beans. Just depends on who is cooking and if they want beans. Maybe there is already enough gas power without the beans.

darkace77450 posted...

This is the most flagrant bullshit post in the history of gamefaqs.

to each their own. Went to the place everyone raved about - corkscrew. And it was ass tactic

Probably the same reason that

• Italians get annoyed when you break long pasta before cooking it
• Asians get annoyed if you cook rice in a ton of water then drain the excess
• Mexicans get annoyed when you add sour cream, shredded cheese, and black olives to everything
• Brits get annoyed when you season anything

Were_Wyrm posted...

Probably the same reason that

* Italians get annoyed when you break long pasta before cooking it
* Asians get annoyed if you cook rice in a ton of water then drain the excess
* Mexicans get annoyed when you add sour cream, shredded cheese, and black olives to everything
* Brits get annoyed when you season anything

Don't forget Germany literally regulating what can go in beer and Scotland/France demanding that you can't call it scotch or champagne unless it's from their land.

R1masher posted...

almost every western I done seent, Texans ate beans at a campfire, maybe theyre just tired of beans

It's state law that if a film is made in Texas there has to be at least 5 minutes of the characters bean farting around a fire

GranolaPanic posted...

I thought all chili had beans in it. How else do you make chili without some type of beans?

this.

i assumed all chilli had beans.

boomgetchopped3 posted...

to each their own. Went to the place everyone raved about - corkscrew. And it was ass tactic

I live in Houston and never heard of that place, so I think you got lied to.

WalkingPlague posted...

this.

i assumed all chilli had beans.

My sister made some recently without any because "they make her and her husband fart a lot"

Were_Wyrm posted...

Probably the same reason that

* Italians get annoyed when you break long pasta before cooking it
* Asians get annoyed if you cook rice in a ton of water then drain the excess
* Mexicans get annoyed when you add sour cream, shredded cheese, and black olives to everything
* Brits get annoyed when you season anything

I mean to be fair if your cooking your rice in that much water that you have to drain it after its cooked your gonna have super mushy rice.

Nirvanas_Nox posted...

I mean to be fair if your cooking your rice in that much water that you have to drain it after its cooked your gonna have super mushy rice.

yeah wtf

Ive literally never heard of draining rice after cooking it

I personally like my chili a bit spicy, meaty and I love the beans. Love cheese in it, love it chunky. I'm okay with the watery kinds as well. The only chili I don't like are the sweet ones. People literally put chocolate in their chili and that's weird as fuck.

thronedfire2 posted...

yeah wtf

Ive literally never heard of draining rice after cooking it

He probably meant rinsing rice. Asians get mad when you don't rinse it.

A_Good_Boy posted...

He probably meant rinsing rice. Asians get mad when you don't rinse it.

In the same breath, lots of non-Asians are very anti-rinsing food before cooking it or consuming it.

Sometimes the rice washing thing is dogmatic, but often it's practical. You get very different results if you wash/don't wash rice, which is good in different contexts.

Thats not unique to Texas. Chili has no beans in it. If it does, its chili beans.

Not from Texas - I don't want a damn bean in my chili

A_Good_Boy posted...

He probably meant rinsing rice. Asians get mad when you don't rinse it.

No, I meant cooking rice like you would pasta. Use way too much water and when it's done you drain it.

the only chili worth eating is cincinnati style

A_Good_Boy posted...

He probably meant rinsing rice. Asians get mad when you don't rinse it.

No definitely rinse your rice. At least 3 times.

Were_Wyrm posted...

No, I meant cooking rice like you would pasta. Use way too much water and when it's done you drain it.

Yeah that'll just end up with mushy rice that disintegrates as soon as it touches anything else.

pinky0926 posted...

Sometimes the rice washing thing is dogmatic, but often it's practical. You get very different results if you wash/don't wash rice, which is good in different contexts.

True. Rice has a fuck ton of starch on it unless you buy it already rinsed. When starch hits hot water, it turns into glue. You'll end up with porridge instead of fluffy loose clumps of grain.

I myself sometimes use rice starch to thicken sauces and puddings.

I went to a chili cookoff here in Florida once where there was like 16 competitors, and only one of them did not have beans. A woman at the no-beans table was loudly proclaiming to anyone who passed that "that's the way chili is SUPPOSED to be!"

All I could think about was that the winners were chosen by vote and this woman is making herself look like an asshole