Chili - or Chile?
Nearly everything about chili is controversial including the
spelling. The spelling, "chili," is probably taken from the
Midwestern or Eastern spelling, which came from the British
"chilley". The "chile" spelling is Spanish and describes the
pod and is generally used to describe "chile" dishes in
Mexican cooking.
As I stated in Chili Madness, "In this book, which
is written for all serious chili lovers--'chiliheads' as
they are known in the West--we are using the 'chili'
spelling for the dish, the 'chile' spelling for the peppers,
and 'chili powder' for the commercial premixed blends."
Chili is very popular in the United States and has been for
quite some time. From Chili Madness --one of my very be View the rest of this article
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