OutSide That Box: Chili or Chile

Chili 0r Chile, like soup, has many variations
and this is what makes it so hard to define Chili's origins. However,

There are various twists and turns in the history of

Chili and various stories.

For example, one story told is that Chili was invented by chuck wagon cooks who traveled along with the cowboys on long cattle drives across the rugged hills and deserts of the great Southwest.

The story goes that, as they traveled in one direction, the cooks planted oregano, chiles, and onions. On their way back along the same trail, they would collect the spices, combine them with chopped

beef and call it

"Trail Stew"or "Trail Drive Chili."

Another version claims that Chili was an invention of the Texas prison systems in early times. Where the cheapest and toughest cuts of meat were all they had. Prisonor cooks took cleavers and knives to the meat to create little pieces that were then boiled, along with chiles and spices to create a cheap and satisfying meal.

Chili or Chile, as with most of the foods we know and eat, do not

spring from the place that you would think, Mexico!! However,

I do think that the Spanish and Mexican cuisine had a profound

influence on its development.

But really who cares where it came from, IT'S DAMN GOOD!!!!!!

Here's How I Make This Pot Of GoodNess!!