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extraqueso

chili cook-offs* : P

As I am a certified sixth generation Texan...if you gotta have beans at least have the decency to eat them separate.

ladell

I love the Chili Shak. The food is absolutely delicious. The prices are a real deal. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. Of all the places I have had chili, this place is the BEST. Kudos to the Shak.

StephenMaturin

There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting beans in chili, there are no "Texas chili gods," and there is no final arbiter of what is right and what is wrong when it comes to beans in chili. It is strictly a matter of personal preference.

kshilcutt moderator editortopcommenter

@StephenMaturin If there aren't any Texas chili gods, then who the hell have I been sacrificing all this meat to? Baphomet??

FattyFatBastard topcommenter

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@StephenMaturin You burn some mesquite
And when the coals get hot
You bunk up some meat
And you throw it on a pot.
While some chile pods and garlic
And comino and stuff
Then you add a little salt
Till there's just enough
You can throw in some onions
To make it smell good
You can even add tomatoes
If you feel like you should
But if you know beans about chili
You know that chili has no beans

If you know beans about chili
You know it didn't come from Mexico
Chili was God's gift to Texas
(Or maybe it came from down below)
And chili doesn't go with macaroni
And dammed Yankee's don't go with chili queens;
And if you know beans about chili
You know that chili has no beans

You, good sir, should move.

J.A.Justice topcommenter

@StephenMaturin Texas' general distaste for beans in chili is an ongoing joke on the blog, not an actual serious statement. Or did you think there were actual chili gods?

On a sidenote, Have you ever said anything here that didn't make you sound like a giant weeping pansy?

StephenMaturin

@J.A.Justice @StephenMaturin Memes are dumb. And hey, you don't have to like my comments or opinions but maybe you can find a way to do so without resorting to homophobic slurs?

FattyFatBastard topcommenter

@StephenMaturin @J.A.Justice There are plenty of heterosexual pansies, Nancy.

FRL713

@StephenMaturin Agreed. I've come to appreciate the chili at Treebeard's on these cold downtown days, beans and all. The fact my Mom didn't use beans in her chili doesn't make it wrong. I'm surprised the author did not complain about the mayo on the burger, that's certainly not traditional TX style.