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Beans or No Beans in Chili??



It’s the great debate- should chili have beans in it?

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  1. I could careless what Texas has to say about beans in chili, I’m going to put beans in my chili. Texas also claims they have the best bbq and we all know the Deep South has the best bbq.

  2. The term "Chili" is shortened from the Mexican Spanish term "Chili con Carne," which actually translates as "Chili with meat." If chili is something separate from the meat, then it has to have beans, or else there's nothing there to be your chili. It can't mean nothing with meat, it has be something, like beans, with meat. The beans aren't not chili, it's your meat that's not chili!

  3. No beans in chili. Make it right and you don’t need beans to substitute for meat, and don’t do both

  4. No. But I put everything in Chili… rarely beans….but everything else.
    I usually dont use chilli powder, either.

    But yeah, beans are cheaper than meat (unless its road kill…!)

  5. Beans. When we were young and broke beans made it go farther and served it on rice to fill us up more. I still prefer beans.

  6. Here's the funny thing. I have many friends that are born and raised Texans, from all over the state, and many of them use beans in their chili.

  7. My wife hates beans, so i put roasted diced yellow potatoes in place of beans and it works really well

  8. In my opinion it all depends on what the chili is used for. If the chili is used for just eating beans are fine. If it's on a chili dog or a chili fries or chili whatever no beans

  9. We have a competition down here Southern California it's a chili cook-off they better not find a bean in the chili are you lose other than that I couldn't give a rat's ass man Chili's good having some crackers

  10. Much respect to the Texas way,
    But my MN chili gets chili beans, always, no matter how I’m eating it or what I am eating it on.
    AND, there will always be cornbread & honey served with it.

  11. Hate to break it to you folks, but if you are hungry nobody cares if the chilli has beans or not. If you need to stretch the pot, you add beans, corn, corn meal, onions, and whatever else you can afford. This is one of those ā€œhow many angels can dance on the head of a pin?ā€ arguments.

  12. I’m a Texan. I grew up with beans IN chili. I have always put beans in chili. Like it that way.

  13. Mr. Anderson doing the chili dance. Chili comes with or without beans.. you will break wind with beans..šŸ˜‚

  14. I've been watching your videos for years, sir. This one was the lastšŸ˜‚ just kidding. I'm from Texas

  15. I'm a natural born Texan and I don't care either way. I was raised that food was meant to be ate and not wasted. So if it's on your plate or in your bowl, you eat it and be grateful you got to eat for the day.

  16. As a person who grew up pretty poor and who's lived in Texas my whole 33 years…
    It doesn't matter to me unless it's Frito Pie. There are no beans in the chili that go in Frito Pie šŸ˜‚

  17. I'm all Texan, and as far back as I can remember eating with my great granddad who was a camp cook put beans in our chili.

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