WHY CHEESECONEY.COM?
Because we love Cincinnati Chili, in all its forms... And not just the chili and coneys and all that, but the very culture of Cincinnati Chili!
Think about what an interesting phenomenon it is:
People take this food very seriously.
It's not ok for a visitor to come to town and NOT try a 3-way, 4-way, 5-way, cheese coney, etc. if the people being visited here are the typical raving fans of the stuff. It's an initiation, a rite of passage, a CULTural ritual that calls for a taste test and a testimonial of love hate or indifference after the first or second taste.
That's why we're here:
To help document and celebrate the obsession and the reactions of all those who care to share their own unique stories, good, bad or curious.
Think of it as a FaceBook for Cincinnati Chili... by the way, um, you got a little on your face there, right now... Was that a new shirt?
The Cincy Chili Project's Blog
Yum... Just got back from a late lunch at the Skyline on Plainfield Road, by the intersection of Plainfield and Hunt.
Their coney bowl is served up in a small bowl with 3 dogs, onions & mustard (if you want), chili and about a pound of shredded cheese!
I sometimes have lunch at another local Skyline, the one on Cornell Road, just east of Reed Hartman.
They serve a coney bowl in a shallower, wider serving bowl, which seems to allow for more chili. I like that one…
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Posted on February 10, 2010 at 2:09pm
Travel writer writer Ben Chapman visited Cincinnati this month to write a story about our CULTural favorite food for the Washington Post.
(photo by Ben Chapman)
You know, with a ratio of about one chili parlor for every 1,000 area residents, it's safe to say that this chili really is in our DNA... Ben Chapman writes a fine tale of his cincy chili weekend, starting with a quick lesson in how not to reveal oneself as a chili virgin. This story includes…
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Posted on April 16, 2009 at 11:30am
Cincinnati Style Chili Batch 15
This recipe comes from a blog called
Grumpy Beer Geek! They write mostly about BEER! However, they also share a love for Cincy chili and have been perfecting it for quite some time. Give it a try and see what you think!
2.5 lbs lean ground beef (extra fine grind if possible) -- 80% lean
2 14oz cans Swansen's Beef Broth (less salt version) chilled
1…
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Posted on February 5, 2009 at 12:00pm
Cincinnati Chili Chops
Chuck Martin
Food Editor
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Serves 4
4 ribs or loin pork chops, 1 1⁄2 -inches thick
olive oil to coat pork
Chili Rub
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon whole cumin seed
1 teaspoon allspice
1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
1⁄4 teaspoon ground clove
1⁄2 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon…
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Posted on July 13, 2008 at 12:30pm
dLife Cincinnati Chili Sauce
We found this recipe on the
dLife.com site. This is a site for diabetics which has a great recipe for healthy Cincinnati chili.
Olive oil cooking spray
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (28 oz.) reduced-sodium crushed tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 oz.) reduced-sodium tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2…
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Posted on July 7, 2008 at 1:00pm