Is this a for real debate?

BigClay

BigClay

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I have never heard of rice in chilli... is this a real debate?

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My dad was from lowcountry SC. Rice (and/or grits) goes with anything. 'cept chili. Never heard of that, or considered it.

My funny chili story....our town park had a fundraiser, iirc, it was right before we got married. Five bucks for a bowl of chili, and you got a local potter's chili bowl to take home. We were sitting in the park eating our chili, and renee had unwrapped all her crackers and arranged them around the rim of the bowl. About that time, a photographer from the local paper walked by, and the picture, in color, of her artfully arranged crackers was on the front page the next day. She (the photographer) made some wisecrack about how pretty her arrangement was, and I made a wisecrack back. "Don't mind her, shes from back up in the mountains." or the like. Do y'all remember Rule #1....NEVER say anything in front of a reporter because he'll print it (and usually screw it up)??

Took me a while to live that down.

Now for the real debate....does sugar go in cornbread, or no?
 
jeepinmatt said:
I'd eat any or all of it. Yall are a buncha picky little biotches who would get really upset when I told you I tear up tortilla shells and put it in mine sometimes.
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WTF is a "tortilla shell"....? :D

We ate chili with saltines growing up, because saltines were always around the house, so were dried kidney beans. I always have maseca around the house (and a tortilla press), so I usually make some corn tortillas to eat with it. Or, buy some flour tortillas or corn chips from the store. Or Fritos.

Rice is actually really good with chili, but that's not something we usually do because we have other preferences. We do eat a lot of Indian food though, which is ultimately just spicy sauce with meat (served with rice), and chili isn't much different. Works just as well. Indian food with rice and naan is not much different than chili and rice with flour tortillas.

I like a bunch of different textures with chili, so often something crunchy like raw serrano peppers or raw onion, corn chips, etc., and the rice is good but it doesn't really add much for texture.
 
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UTfball68 said:
Unpopular opinion...but chili is not a meal, it's a condiment.
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Chili without beans: condiment. Goes on burgers, hot dogs, fries, etc. Chili with beans: meal. Eat with cheese and crackers/chips/tortillas.

Duane
 
kaiser715 said:
My dad was from lowcountry SC. Rice (and/or grits) goes with anything. 'cept chili. Never heard of that, or considered it.

My funny chili story....our town park had a fundraiser, iirc, it was right before we got married. Five bucks for a bowl of chili, and you got a local potter's chili bowl to take home. We were sitting in the park eating our chili, and renee had unwrapped all her crackers and arranged them around the rim of the bowl. About that time, a photographer from the local paper walked by, and the picture, in color, of her artfully arranged crackers was on the front page the next day. She (the photographer) made some wisecrack about how pretty her arrangement was, and I made a wisecrack back. "Don't mind her, shes from back up in the mountains." or the like. Do y'all remember Rule #1....NEVER say anything in front of a reporter because he'll print it (and usually screw it up)??

Took me a while to live that down.

Now for the real debate....does sugar go in cornbread, or no?
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Now this man is asking the real questions!!!


Now I am a no sugar unless it has sugar and then its OK.
 
CLRracer said:
Chili without beans: condiment. Goes on burgers, hot dogs, fries, etc. Chili with beans: meal. Eat with cheese and crackers/chips/tortillas.

Duane
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Meh…at best chili is a side dish…and usually regardless of composition, it gets mixed with or poured over something…a la a glorified condiment.
 
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