Cincinnati chili has one of the biggest disconnects between looks and taste in food. It looks like absolute trash. It’s a meal you would assume a hobo made from random dumpster dives. Sometimes they show a big plate of it during a national sports broadcast that’s in Cincinnati, and I’ve seen people leave the room because it literally makes them nauseous. But damn if it isn’t shockingly tasty, filling, and satisfying. Something about the cinnamon and beans, plus spaghetti underneath just clicks, and it’s rare to find someone who generally doesn’t like it when they give it a chance. It’s a weird food.
Funny I had n eee ver heard of this. But I thought to myself that’s a really good idea. (I like chili, I like spaghetti, so why not.) but I’m like damn that picture makes it look awful.
It’s unholy. I had a coworker tell me that I “needed to force it down a few times” before I would start to like it. That’s stockholm syndrome for food my guy.
As a native, I can confirm that when you order a three-way (no I’m not kidding, that’s actually what they’re called) they will absolutely murder it with shredded cheese. Sometimes it’s piled up like 3-4 inches high. They do the same with the coneys too but you can only really stack like 2 inches of cheese on a hot dog bun.
So, you’re looking at this and it looks like normal chili. And you’re thinking chili with cheese and spaghetti, yeah I could go for that. Then you eat it, and some asshole put cinnamon in the chili instead of chili powder and cumin and you realize you have been duped into eating Christmas vomit with cheese and noodles.
Yeah honestly it’s one of the few meats I still crave as a pescatarian, which is weird because it’s always been pretty good but nothing super special aside from tasting like home
Large billboards that say “Hell is real!” Or something similar. They are so frequent in the more remote areas that it has been noticed by other parts of the world. Those wacky Evangelicals at it again. Those little rascals.
It’s really just the set of 2 billboards right next to each other on 71 between Cincinnati and Columbus. On the reverse sides they’ve got the 10 commandments. The annual match between Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati is known as the “Hell is Real” match.
There actually are a few more scattered about in the smaller town areas, but for the sake of not identifying my location any further, I will leave that up to people to find on their own.
The metric shitload of cheese would make me apprehensive about making myself nauseous again, but the chili spaghetti can get straight into my belly. It’s like chili mac for people of culture.
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Cincinnati chili has one of the biggest disconnects between looks and taste in food. It looks like absolute trash. It’s a meal you would assume a hobo made from random dumpster dives. Sometimes they show a big plate of it during a national sports broadcast that’s in Cincinnati, and I’ve seen people leave the room because it literally makes them nauseous. But damn if it isn’t shockingly tasty, filling, and satisfying. Something about the cinnamon and beans, plus spaghetti underneath just clicks, and it’s rare to find someone who generally doesn’t like it when they give it a chance. It’s a weird food.
I would 100% eat this without beans.
Before anyone decides to come at me, I am autistic and the texture of most beans make me want to puke.
No need to make excuses, beans suck!
Yeah but people get pissy about chili.
Funny I had n eee ver heard of this. But I thought to myself that’s a really good idea. (I like chili, I like spaghetti, so why not.) but I’m like damn that picture makes it look awful.
There’s cinnamon in it? 🤢
That’s not helping.
Gotta add some doritos to it
Chili Mac is definitely a delicious thing. Why not Chili Spaghetti?!
Whenever you’re feeling good and hungry….
chili spaghetti is extremely normal tho ?
i mean skyline sux and all but like
Burn the heretic! Skyline rules!
Sometimes, you just want Gold Star Chili
I honestly never had chili on spaghetti till I moved here. It also only happened because we were too poor for spaghetti sauce.
i mean it’s spiced differently and usually has beans but the main ingredient is still tomatoes. not that different from having a meat sauce
Well and the cinnamon. And the shredded cheddar cheese.
the only restaurant chili with cinnamon is skyline, which is specifically why i dont like it
Cinnamon?
Cinnamon:https://lemmy.world/post/1754254
It’s unholy. I had a coworker tell me that I “needed to force it down a few times” before I would start to like it. That’s stockholm syndrome for food my guy.
Cinnamon.
ALL the shredded cheddar cheese
I think we have different ideas of “extremely normal”.
EDIT: Also, that looks like around a pound of cheese on top of that dish, goddamn!
As a native, I can confirm that when you order a three-way (no I’m not kidding, that’s actually what they’re called) they will absolutely murder it with shredded cheese. Sometimes it’s piled up like 3-4 inches high. They do the same with the coneys too but you can only really stack like 2 inches of cheese on a hot dog bun.
It’s fluffy cheese, way less than you would have on pizza anyway
Truly terrifying
It needs that much cheese just to be palatable, for me anyway. That chili is nasty.
So, you’re looking at this and it looks like normal chili. And you’re thinking chili with cheese and spaghetti, yeah I could go for that. Then you eat it, and some asshole put cinnamon in the chili instead of chili powder and cumin and you realize you have been duped into eating Christmas vomit with cheese and noodles.
Don’t get me wrong, I like all these things. But this looks fucking disgusting. Get better cooking skills. Don’t treat yourself like this.
Is that not normal food where you’re from?
Yes, and it isn’t bad actually. Just overpriced.
Yeah honestly it’s one of the few meats I still crave as a pescatarian, which is weird because it’s always been pretty good but nothing super special aside from tasting like home
I love the chili dogs
I can only stand Cincinnati chili with a bunch of cheese and hot sauce. The coneys are the best way to eat that chili close second is a chili dip.
Camp Washington Chili is probably the best place I’ve been to. Puts Skyline and Gold Star in their place.
Camp has the best chili. I do miss the umlaut in the Höpple street sign. It was there when I started eating at Camp Washington in 1980.
Three anti-Ohio memes on the front page right now.
I feel like I missed something.
I’m also not sure I want to know.
First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win
Ohio so hot right now
We have corn, hell signs, and skyline chili, there is a lot going on here.
Hell signs?
Large billboards that say “Hell is real!” Or something similar. They are so frequent in the more remote areas that it has been noticed by other parts of the world. Those wacky Evangelicals at it again. Those little rascals.
It’s really just the set of 2 billboards right next to each other on 71 between Cincinnati and Columbus. On the reverse sides they’ve got the 10 commandments. The annual match between Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati is known as the “Hell is Real” match.
There actually are a few more scattered about in the smaller town areas, but for the sake of not identifying my location any further, I will leave that up to people to find on their own.
Ah, those are all over the rural Southeast. Once had a friend call a number that promised to prove young earth creation.
How did that go?
They didn’t prove creation :(
Well damn, maybe next time.
I haven’t even gotten to posting to the obscenely large object memes yet.
I’m high and would definitely eat this rn.
Coming off 72 hours of non stop nausea and I’d eat any fucking thing I can.
The metric shitload of cheese would make me apprehensive about making myself nauseous again, but the chili spaghetti can get straight into my belly. It’s like chili mac for people of culture.
Thankfully it says cheese is not included.
I can just use a regular amount if I make it. I wonder how different types of cheese will taste on it.
Parmesan would be interesting. Blue cheese would be horrid but I wanna try that too.
Like enough for one bite so the rest isn’t ruined.
Chilimac is great. It is not like regular chili and is best topped with cheddar cheese and diced onion.
What? That looks delicious.