[Poser]

I live in New England. Chili up here means spaghetti sauce with kidney beans and a teaspoon of prepared, stale, "chili powder" from the McCormick can.

If you enter a chili contest in New England, everybody asks where the kidney beans are. Many of the local chilies have cans of B&M baked beans poured into them.

Boston Baked Beans are NOT an ingredient in chili!
Chili does NOT have beans.
Chili is NOT tomato based.
Chili powder and powdered chili are NOT the same thing.
Cumin over 3 months old has NO flavor.
Chili does NOT have to make your tongue smoke (although I like it that way)
Cincinnati chili over spaghetti is pretty good, but it should NOT be called chili without the Cincinnati qualifier in front. The two are totally different.

There... I feel better now.

[peacebaby]

WELL!~ Do you feel better now, Poser?

[A knight without armor]

I didn't know that about the beans. Oh, no, I'd never consider Cincinnati chili as chili. But I do like Cincinnati chili in and of itself. I guess it is eaten in restaurants in Cincinnati. I have never seen it in public. The recipe is funny looking with all those sweet spices. Almost looks like a Middle Eastern dish. Please don't tell me the moos invented one of my favorite foods! Ack!