Chili Head
Someone who likes chili is called a "chili head." The Chili Appreciation Society (now the Chili Appreciation Society International, or CASI) began in the 1960s, and George Haddaway of…
Someone who likes chili is called a "chili head." The Chili Appreciation Society (now the Chili Appreciation Society International, or CASI) began in the 1960s, and George Haddaway of…
"Chili Mac" recipes are all over the internet. It's Southern comfort food -- ground beef, elbow macaroni, and tomato sauce (or something hotter). The dish dates to at least 1902.…
Chili powder may have been invented (or at least popularized) by the Gebhardt Chili Powder Company of San Antonio in the 1890s. Chili powder contains ingredients such as cayenne pepper, garlic…
A "chili queen" (or "chile queen") was a woman most famously in the 1880 and 1890s who sold chili. The term was popular in San Antonio, and the chili queens operated near or in…
"Grilled cheese" has a spoonerism in "chilled grease." "JUST before Sunday supper, a Des Moines man asked his daughter if she would like a chilled grease sandwich" was…
The "chilly dog" borrows from the name of "chili dog." The "chilly dog" contains no chili and no meat of any kind. According to Cakespy, a "chilly dog" is…
Chilorio is a pork dish (often used as a filling for tacos or burritos) from the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The pork is fried in chile sauce until tender and usually flavored with onions, cumin,…
The chiltepin is the official state native pepper. The Texas legislature named the jalapeño official state pepper in 1995, so the chiltepin was distinguished as the official state…
The Chilympiad had been held in San Marcos since 1970. The chili cookoff event lost money in 2001 and 2002 and was cancelled in 2003. Handbook of TexasCHILYMPIAD. The annual Chilympiad celebration,…
The "chimichanga" is said to have originated in Tucson, Arizona (at the El Charro Cafe?), but it's considered a part of "Tex-Mex" cuisine. Wikipedia:…
"Chimichurri" is a spicy sauce usually containing parsley, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, vinegar and olive oil. The Argentine sauce is supposedly named after an Englishman named…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Twitter Twitter Seattle (WA) TimesEveryone wore masks during the 1918 flu pandemic. They were useless.April 2, 2020 at 4:32 am Updated April 2, 2020 at 5:42 am By…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was named "COVID-19," standing for "corona virus 2019." "China" is not part of the "COVID-19" portmanteau, but some have…
San Francisco's famous Chinatown was named earlier, but New York's came soon afterward. There are now Chinatowns in many other cities. It's difficult to say exactly when New…
Eater -- New York reported on a new culinary trend in New York City with its article "How the East Village Turned Into NYC’s Hippest Chinese Dining Destination: A surge of stylish new…
Do New Yorkers call it a "Chinese apple" while everyone else calls it a "pomegranate"? (Dictionary of American Regional English)Chinese apple n A pomegranate (Punica…
'Chinese broccoli" (also "Chinese kale") is the Americanized name of "kai-lan" (also "gai-lohn," "gai-lon" and "gai-lan"). The plant has…
Moo shu pork (also "moo shoo pork" or "moo shi pork") is cited in English from at least 1962; by the late 1960s, moo shu pork became a popular New York City Chinese dish. The…
"Chinese Chews" appeared in the June 1917 issue of Good Housekeeping, and the recipe was widely reprinted in newspapers. The main ingredients were dates and English walnuts, along with…
Rou jia mo (also spelled as "roujiamo") is a meat sandwich specialty from China's Shaanxi Province. Pork, lamb, beef, chicken or another filling is stewed with spices (such as…