Meat Church's Chili with Beans??

[bbqLuv]

Matt Pittman: Chili Connoisseur smokes hearty Chili with Beans - YouTube

According to his poll, 38% prefer beans, 37% either way, and high 20s without beans.

I think that would be an interesting poll for Amazing Ribs.

[Panhead John]

The “Redirect” King strikes again! 🥸

[bbqLuv]

Thank you for your response.

[RonB]

Just set the bowl of chili in front of me - beans or not - and I'll eat it.

[Oak Smoke]

That’s funny! The worst way to win an argument is with statistics. I don’t care if everyone in Texas wants beans in their chili I don’t want them in mine. Texans are by no means anti-bean. Almost any cafe in south Texas has beans on their breakfast menu with all the options. Look around and you’ll see most folks are having beans with their breakfast. I love pinto beans and cornbread. It’s like not wanting pineapple on your pizza. It’s ok not to want beans in chili. I know this argument will continue because it’s fun !

[klflowers]

I keep trying

[prepperjack]

This was one of those things we had to work through when I got married. My wife's family is from Texas and they are not just no-beans, they militantly so. I always grew up with beans in my chili, and to me the only chili that didn't have beans was hot dog chili. The compromise was this - whomever makes the chili can make it however they like. Been married 20 years, and I have yet to have a bowl of chili without beans.

[bbqLuv]

She sounds like a good woman. A lady from Texas who puts up with beans in chili is a keeper.

[Potkettleblack]

No beans. Never.

and I’m fine with beans in other contexts. No beans in chili.

[surfdog]

I’ll eat either…but when my father makes it, he refers to it as chili beans. So I guess he’s covered that…and makes the distinction.