Posted on 02/10/2022 12:51:44 PM PST by mylife
Back in my 20s, when I was working as a sports reporter, I long-distance dated a guy from Cincinnati.
The first time he said we should “make it a three-way” my eyes bugged out of my head. No, it’s not as dirty as you’re probably thinking. But I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Cincinnati is known for many things. Hosting “Oktoberfest Zinzinnati,” the biggest Octoberfest in the U.S. Its ongoing hatred of Bengals owner Mike Brown And, most importantly, its love for a very particular type of chili.
“Cincinnati-style chili is a big thing,” says Joe O’Brien, a father of three who graduated from Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati in 1994. “People who visit have a binary reaction. You either love it or hate it.”
It’s nothing like Texas chili or any other type of chili. It’s runny. Its Greek-style tomato sauce makes it tangy instead of spicy. It’s made with tiny bits of crumbled-up ground beef boiled in water (or broth) and mixed with an assortment of spices (cumin, cloves, allspice) and tomato paste, among other ingredients, into a sludge-like concoction.
“It almost has a moussaka-like quality to it,” O’Brien says. Others say it looks like diarrhea. (You can read more about the Greek history of Cincinnati-style chili here.)
Some recipes, like the one by Meggan Hill, the executive chef and head of the Culinary Hill Test Kitchen, include apple cider vinegar, chicken broth, brown sugar, and garlic. Regardless of how it’s made, oyster crackers are thrown in to soak up the juices.
“It is so unique,” O’Brien says. “You have to forget the word ‘chili’ because there’s no other style of chili you can compare it to.”
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Ah yes, Cincinnati.
Largest city in Kentucky.
Very true!
iTs actually not chili at all, it’s spaghetti with sludge sauce.
Born & grew up in Cinci until we moved when I was 10. I’m a 5 way girl all the way. My husband thinks it’s disgusting.
My mouth is watering.....
I’m a Texan. I just can’t.
But I hope the Bengals win, so there’s that. 😁
I worked in Ohio for a while. I never did
aquire a taste for their chili. There
was a joint called Skyline Chili that
ladeled the stuff over spaghetti just
as your pic shows....yuk.
Looks interesting but it ain’t chili.
Sloppy Joes, hot dog chili, Nothing like Chili at all.
Oh, it’s good but it is a pale relation.
If you like mole (pronounced mo-lay) sauce, you’ll like Cincy chili.
A felony on chili. Yuck.
I can deal with all of it except the hint of sweet like cinnamon or maybe it’s the clove....whatever it is loses it for me.
Chili dog sludge over noodles with cheese. Might eat it if I was high….
As I said.
I love Cincy chili so much. I miss it here in Seattle.
Throw enough cheese and hot sauce on it and it’s edible, but not really competitive with any really good chili recipes.
Skyline is the undisputed King in Cincy. I live 2 minutes from a Skyline and 5 minutes from 2 Gold Star Chili joints. They are always pretty busy. Guess ya gotta live here to acquire the taste but the locals love the stuff. I’m partial to the Skyline burrito with chili, beans, onions and topped with lettuce and tomatoes and sour cream. Good eatin. The Cheese Coney dogs are also a fav of mine, mustard, onion and chili over a small dog on a small bun, can eat in two or three bites.
I guess anything can be called anything - free speech and all.
Unless the Left finds it offensive or threatening, in which case it is cultural appropriation, a hate crime, or even domestic terrorism.
yer a victim of your environment!
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