Recreating Cincinnati Chili From Taste Reverse Engineering
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Date: 2023-10-13
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Comments and reviews: 19
Eric
I think of all the things this is missing is just the absolute mountain of finely shredded cheese. And Inez had it dead to rights, you cut the whole thing down to get the layers. Five Ways: 1 - Spaghetti, 2- Chili, 3 - Cheese, 4 - Onions, 5 - Beans. The cheese always gets added to the plate last, but ordered as a 3, 4 (ya gotta say if it's beans or onions) or 5 way. As someone who grew up in Cincinnati and long since moved away this is the one thing I crave in the middle of the night. And I've also gotta shout out Gold Star Chili as the rival franchise. That was the one we had in my hometown long before Skyline came in. THANK YOU for repping Ohio's weirdest food!
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I think of all the things this is missing is just the absolute mountain of finely shredded cheese. And Inez had it dead to rights, you cut the whole thing down to get the layers. Five Ways: 1 - Spaghetti, 2- Chili, 3 - Cheese, 4 - Onions, 5 - Beans. The cheese always gets added to the plate last, but ordered as a 3, 4 (ya gotta say if it's beans or onions) or 5 way. As someone who grew up in Cincinnati and long since moved away this is the one thing I crave in the middle of the night. And I've also gotta shout out Gold Star Chili as the rival franchise. That was the one we had in my hometown long before Skyline came in. THANK YOU for repping Ohio's weirdest food!
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Vitamin
The problem with chili is you can literally put anything in it and call it chili. There is a reason they have so many chili festivals and chili competitions. Everyone makes chili differently, it's impossible to guess EVERY ingredient correctly. I personally put beer in my chili and when he decided to put beer in his it just made sense to me, but there was no beer in it which would throw a lot of people off.
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The problem with chili is you can literally put anything in it and call it chili. There is a reason they have so many chili festivals and chili competitions. Everyone makes chili differently, it's impossible to guess EVERY ingredient correctly. I personally put beer in my chili and when he decided to put beer in his it just made sense to me, but there was no beer in it which would throw a lot of people off.
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Ebony71
What's funny to me is IMO Chris loses points because he doesn't think normals (as Sorted food calls them) enough. Some things when I think chili is you need chili powder and yellow cheddar. He always misses a few tiny points because he doesn't gravitate to more general ideas for some things.
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What's funny to me is IMO Chris loses points because he doesn't think normals (as Sorted food calls them) enough. Some things when I think chili is you need chili powder and yellow cheddar. He always misses a few tiny points because he doesn't gravitate to more general ideas for some things.
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Elijah
One interesting thing to note here: In his white or orange cheddar decision I kept thinking (as a Midwesterner that lives very close to Cincy, I didn't even know there was a white cheddar until I was in my 20s. Interesting how some things you'd think were ubiquitous are just regional.
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One interesting thing to note here: In his white or orange cheddar decision I kept thinking (as a Midwesterner that lives very close to Cincy, I didn't even know there was a white cheddar until I was in my 20s. Interesting how some things you'd think were ubiquitous are just regional.
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Corinne's
I feel you on the spaghetti situation! Just laying it there plain on the plate and then dumping sauce on top feels and looks so wrong! But that's how this dish is made for some reason lol. Also the cinnamon is very normal to me as an eastern Mediterranean chef. :)
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I feel you on the spaghetti situation! Just laying it there plain on the plate and then dumping sauce on top feels and looks so wrong! But that's how this dish is made for some reason lol. Also the cinnamon is very normal to me as an eastern Mediterranean chef. :)
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Joseph
I always wonder why this is such a weird concept to people. There's nothing wrong with a bolognese on spaghetti, but you add beans and it's alien cuisine!
Grew up in Cincy so it's normal for me, admittedly the cinnamon and chocolate is a bit odd though.
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I always wonder why this is such a weird concept to people. There's nothing wrong with a bolognese on spaghetti, but you add beans and it's alien cuisine!
Grew up in Cincy so it's normal for me, admittedly the cinnamon and chocolate is a bit odd though.
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mrwho995
I really don't get why the scoring is always so generous. Chris was really off with the chili this time - it's like a 65 for ingredients IMHO. Even Chris agrees lol. He's excellent at this, we know it, he knows it. I think he can take some lower scores.
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I really don't get why the scoring is always so generous. Chris was really off with the chili this time - it's like a 65 for ingredients IMHO. Even Chris agrees lol. He's excellent at this, we know it, he knows it. I think he can take some lower scores.
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loveandabcs
Most people get the three-way, which is spaghetti, the sauce, and the cheese. Also very popular are the Coneys (I guess named after our Coney Island, which are bun, small hot dog, chili, and cheese. The oyster crackers are like a side dish.
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Most people get the three-way, which is spaghetti, the sauce, and the cheese. Also very popular are the Coneys (I guess named after our Coney Island, which are bun, small hot dog, chili, and cheese. The oyster crackers are like a side dish.
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Thembill
Skyline chili wouldn't be so controversial if they would just stop calling it chili. It's not chili. Call it Cincinnati three-way sauce, or something like that. It's great as long as you don't think of it as chili. Stop framing it as such
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Skyline chili wouldn't be so controversial if they would just stop calling it chili. It's not chili. Call it Cincinnati three-way sauce, or something like that. It's great as long as you don't think of it as chili. Stop framing it as such
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Ellen
Chris Morocco, what do you gave against a robust spice blend? Also beef broth and yellow cheddar cheese. There are definite geographic preferences for one vs. the other. For the Midwest, I would automatically think yellow not white.
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Chris Morocco, what do you gave against a robust spice blend? Also beef broth and yellow cheddar cheese. There are definite geographic preferences for one vs. the other. For the Midwest, I would automatically think yellow not white.
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Craig
I grew up in Louisville, KY. My mom would make us normal chili, but serve it with noodles as if it were Cincinnati style. We've had Skylines in the area for years now, and everyone I know who likes chili loves it.
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I grew up in Louisville, KY. My mom would make us normal chili, but serve it with noodles as if it were Cincinnati style. We've had Skylines in the area for years now, and everyone I know who likes chili loves it.
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Scott
Stationed in Dayton for five years, really grew to love this stuff and have been collecting recipes for it for years, but none had the clove, nor the brown sugar, so I have something new to try. Thanks!
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Stationed in Dayton for five years, really grew to love this stuff and have been collecting recipes for it for years, but none had the clove, nor the brown sugar, so I have something new to try. Thanks!
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NMI
Anyone who's never tried Skyline chili, it is exactly as upsetting and off-putting to a normal American palate as you expect it to be. My brain just KEPT coming back to but why is there cinnamon in this!
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Anyone who's never tried Skyline chili, it is exactly as upsetting and off-putting to a normal American palate as you expect it to be. My brain just KEPT coming back to but why is there cinnamon in this!
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SarcasmAllOver
Him saying what it feels wrong to just put the chilli on the pasta, but bruh does that mean you dress your spaghetti before adding bolognese? Pretty sure thats a no so whats the disconnect?
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Him saying what it feels wrong to just put the chilli on the pasta, but bruh does that mean you dress your spaghetti before adding bolognese? Pretty sure thats a no so whats the disconnect?
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Bigsaxas
Ingredients 80%? Chris got 11 out of 32 correct for a grand total of 34. 3%. Chilli 3 out of 10 for 30%, seasoning 4 out of 14 for 28. 5% and toppings 4 out of 8 correct for 50%.
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Ingredients 80%? Chris got 11 out of 32 correct for a grand total of 34. 3%. Chilli 3 out of 10 for 30%, seasoning 4 out of 14 for 28. 5% and toppings 4 out of 8 correct for 50%.
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Steve
I was introduced to Gold Star and Skyline chili when I moved to Ohio back in the 70's. It is the most unique taste I've encountered. It was wonderful. and 5 ways! Kinda miss it.
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I was introduced to Gold Star and Skyline chili when I moved to Ohio back in the 70's. It is the most unique taste I've encountered. It was wonderful. and 5 ways! Kinda miss it.
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Music
Not enough cheese on that 5-way. There should be an unholy pile of cheese on top. And you're supposed to cut off a bite and scoop it up, not twirl the spaghetti.
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Not enough cheese on that 5-way. There should be an unholy pile of cheese on top. And you're supposed to cut off a bite and scoop it up, not twirl the spaghetti.
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commatoes
Like Hawaiian Pizza, I think Cincinnati chili was invented by a Greek diner owner. When you know that, the cinnamon in a tomato based dish makes more sense.
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Like Hawaiian Pizza, I think Cincinnati chili was invented by a Greek diner owner. When you know that, the cinnamon in a tomato based dish makes more sense.
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Troy
I've eaten rogan josh at Indian restaurants that have a very similar flavor profile to Skyline chili, so hearing Chris mention garam masala made a lot of sense.
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I've eaten rogan josh at Indian restaurants that have a very similar flavor profile to Skyline chili, so hearing Chris mention garam masala made a lot of sense.
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