Chili con carne, often shortened to chili, is a spicy stew of Mexican origin containing chili peppers, meat, tomatoes, and beans. Other seasonings may include garlic, onions, and cumin.
A bowl of chili con carne with beans and served with tortilla chips
A pot of chili with whole green hot chilis, kidney beans, and tomatoes
Ingredients for chili con carne with beans
A bowl of Texas-style chili without beans
Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs. Both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the Cincinnati area during the 1920s. Its na
Chili con carne
…chili parlors that had opened in Nashville during the 1890s. In the 1920s and 1930s, chains of diner-style chili parlors began opening in the Midwest. Cincinnati chili is a substantially different dish developed by Macedonian and Greek immigrants, deriving from their own culinary traditions. Dozens of restaurants offer…
Four-way Cincinnati chili
John Kiradjieff posing in Empress Chili in 1925
The only current location of Empress Chili in Alexandria, Kentucky
Skyline Chili location in Cincinnati