Author: OlinOlin Date: May 27, 2007 06:51
"maxo" gmail.com> wrote in message>
> Olin's probably passed out by now, or screaming bloody murder at the
> screen due to my blasphemy, but let's face it, Texas chili is just a
> bastardization of a good mole. If you want the dish to taste more
> exotic and actually Mexican, add some toasted and ground pumpkin or
> sesame seeds, and increase the amount of sweet spices. You can also
> substitute cubed potatoes for the beans.
>
Nah. Fix your chili the way you want it fixed. The thing about Mexican food
that's actually from Mexico is that it's about as varied as anything here
and they use what's available. Mexican food along the border, be it Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona or California are all flavored by local customs and
whatever cultures have mixed into the populations
Some purists don't like beans in chili at all... me I don't much care one
way or the other, so long as they're not limas, navys or black beans, and I
prefer flavor over just hot any day.
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