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>>9870378
> Chili con carne, as the dish we are talking about was originally known as, was invented in the 18th century in Central Texas.

A bean, chili pepper and meat stew (i.e “chili”) was being eaten by Mesoamericans thousands of years before Columbus discovered America.

>>8499925

Chili was invented by the Mesoamericans and it was a bean stew that could have meat added if it was available.

If it doesn't have beans, it's not chili.

>>7785205

Chili is an ancient Mesoamerican BEAN and chili pepper stew, any other ingredients (meat, corn, etc.) are optional.

If it doesn’t have beans, it’s not chili.

>>7239389

If it ain’t got beans it ain’t chili, it’s just a spicy meat stew.

>>6837149

Sorry, but chili is an ancient Mesoamerican dish that consists of beans and chili peppers eaten with corn tortillas, meat was optional and for dirt-poor Aztec peasants, a rare treat.

>>6518846
>That said, if you're going to add beans to chili, it needs to be like 8 oz. of beans for every 5 lbs. of beef.

Nonsense, chili was developed by Mesoamericans as a BEAN stew, to which meat _might_ be added if any was available.