National Chili Day

Every February 24, we celebrate National Chili Day - a moment to pay homage to the legendary food that binds people together, and can tear them apart. Chili is everyone's ultimate favorite, but it's also a must-have. Family recipes are protected like jewels, and secret ingredients are never told. And the debates about what makes chili real - beans or no beans? However, this is all that makes chili such an experience.

History of National Chili Day

In Spanish, chili means "chili" and carne means "meat".

Chili peppers are usually made up of tomatoes, beans, peppers, meat, garlic, onions, and cumin. However, chefs come up with a lot of variations to the basic chili recipe. And, with so many varieties, chili cooking contests love to use chili as a favorite.

US border settlers used a "chili" recipe consisting of beef jerky, chayote, dried chili peppers, and salt. All these are pounded together and made into bricks and dried. They can then boil bricks in pots on the trail.

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the flavor of chili peppers was appreciated highly by the San Antonio Chili Stand, which helped people from all over the United States having chance to ẹnoy. Because San Antonio is an important tourist destination, it helped the Texas-style chili dish spread throughout the South and West. In 1977, Concurrent Resolution of the 18th House of Representatives of the 65th Texas Legislature designated chili con carne as the official dish of the state of Texas, USA.

Before World War II, hundreds of small, family-run chili shops (also known as joint chili peppers) sprang up throughout Texas as well as elsewhere in the United States. Every new chili shop usually asks for some kind of secret recipe.

Although many people believe that chili originated entirely from Mexico, modern thinking holds that it was actually created in Texas and is a blend of Native American, Spanish, and American cuisines. Mexico. This claim is supported by the fact that the first written reference to chili peppers occurred in San Antonio in 1828.

How to celebrate National Chili Day

There are several ways to observe National Chili Day. You can do something by yourself and then share with your family and your friends together.

• Cook your favorite chili

Maybe you have a recipe in mind, or maybe it's made its mark in your favorite cookbook. You can call your mom and ask her to give you specific step-by-step instructions. However, chili is put on the stove, get there, and then enjoy a bowl of hot food.

• Host a chili cooking session

Everyone, we mean all people, has a chili recipe. So invite people to come and have a chili thrown down. Competition will be fierce, but so will your appetite.

• Go on a chili tour

What we mean by that is that everyone has a recipe for chili - including the chefs at your favorite restaurants. Find out which spots in your town have chili on the menu and make your own version of the dinner constant to find your favorite. Then, on Independence Day next year, you'll know where to go.