What's in a name?

So I chose to name my blog "Cincinnati Chile" as a play on words because if people from where we live hear the word Chile the first thing that comes to mind is Cincinnati Chili. It is one of the things Cincinnati is famous for and something that I am personally not fond of. Cincinnati chili is very thin in consistency, contains chocolate and cinnamon as spices, and usually served on top of a hot dog or spaghetti noodles and gives you the lovely feeling after consuming it stronger than a supersized #5 from McDonald's would. I think Anthony Bourdain put it best when after trying it he said "if you were really stoned you would enjoy this stuff".

I work for a company who brings in people from all over the world all the time. I can't count the number of times I've been into a situation where we are taking the person from out of the country to lunch and someone says "Hey! Let's take them to Skyline Chili!" I cringe every time. I don't like to subject people to that.

Seabass wanted to try it and decided to when we were at an amusement park here. It left him with a headache and the sensation that he wanted to throw up so we exited the park early.

In the middle of typing this I went to pick up my 5 year old from his dad's house and when I asked him what he had for dinner he replied "Skyline Chili" (how appropriate). When he goes there he only eats about 3 bites of the actual Chili but fills himself full of the oyster crackers that they serve with the meal.

So, hopefully my blog is more enjoyable than the "famous" Cincinnati Chili and doesn't leave you wishing you didn't partake.

If you want to see more of Anthony Bourdain's coverage of Cincinnati Chili- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxWEP6WB8hU