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Cincinnati chili
	Four-way Cincinnati chili
Alternative names	Cincinnati-style chili
Type	Meat sauce
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	Greater Cincinnati
Created by	Tom Kiradjieff
Main ingredients	ground beef, tomato paste, spices
Similar dishes	Rochester hot sauce, hot wiener sauce
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Cincinnati chili (or Cincinnati-style chili) is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs ("coneys"); both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. Its name evokes comparison to chili con carne, but the two are dissimilar in consistency, flavor, and serving method; Cincinnati chili more closely resembles Greek pasta sauces and spiced-meat hot dog topping sauces seen in other parts of the United States.

Ingredients include ground beef, water or stock, tomato paste, spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clove, cumin, chili powder, and bay leaf in a soupy consistency. The dish does not contain chocolate, despite popular myth to the contrary. Customary toppings include cheddar cheese, onions, and beans; specific combinations of toppings are known as "ways". The most popular order is a "three-way", which adds shredded cheese to the chili-topped spaghetti (a "two-way"), while a "four-way" or "five-way" adds onions and/or beans before topping with the cheese. Ways are often served with oyster crackers and a mild hot sauce. Cincinnati chili is almost never served or eaten by the bowl.

While served in many local restaurants, it is most often associated with the over 250 independent and chain "chili parlors" (restaurants specializing in Cincinnati chili) found throughout greater Cincinnati with franchise locations throughout Ohio and in Kentucky, Indiana, Florida, and the Middle East.

The dish is the Cincinnati area's best-known regional food. In 2000, one local chili parlor was named an America's Classic by the James Beard Foundation, and in 2013, Smithsonian named the same chili parlor one of the "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America".

Origins and history

Interior of chili parlor with deli-style stools at a counter — John Kiradjieff posing in Empress Chili in 1925

Cincinnati chili originated with immigrant restaurateurs who were trying to expand their customer base by moving beyond narrowly ethnic styles of cuisine.^[1]^[2]^: 28 Tom and John Kiradjieff emigrated from the village of Hrupishta (present-day Argos Orestiko, Greece), fleeing ethnic rivalries and bigotry in the fallout from the Balkan Wars and World War I, in 1921.^[3] They began serving a "stew with traditional Mediterranean spices"^[2]^: 27 as a topping for hot dogs^[2]^: 27^[4] which they called "coneys" in 1922 at their hot dog stand located next to a burlesque theater called the Empress, which they named their business after.

Tom Kiradjieff used the sauce to modify a traditional dish, speculated to have been pastitsio,^[5]^[6] moussaka^[2]^: 28^[7] or saltsa kima^[8]^[9] to come up with a dish he called "chili spaghetti."^[2]^: 27 He first developed a recipe calling for the spaghetti to be cooked in the chili but changed his method in response to customer requests and began serving the sauce as a topping, eventually adding grated cheese as a topping for both the chili spaghetti and the coneys, also in response to customer requests.^[2]^: 28

To make ordering more efficient, the brothers created the "way" system of ordering.^[2]^: 29 The style has since been copied and modified by many other restaurant proprietors, often Greek and Macedonian immigrants who had worked at Empress restaurants before leaving to open their own chili parlors,^[2]^: 40^[10]^: 244 often following the business model to the point of locating their restaurants adjacent to theaters.^[2]^: 25

Empress was the largest chili parlor chain in Cincinnati until 1949, when a former Empress employee and Greek immigrant, Nicholas Lambrinides, started Skyline Chili.^[11] In 1965, four brothers named Daoud, immigrants from Jordan, bought a restaurant called Hamburger Heaven from a former Empress employee.^[2]^: 40 They noticed that the Cincinnati chili was outselling the hamburgers on their menu and changed the restaurant's name to Gold Star Chili.^[11] As of 2015^[update], Skyline (with over 130 locations)^[12] and Gold Star (with 89 locations)^[13] were the largest Cincinnati chili parlor chains, while Empress had only two remaining locations, down from over a dozen during the chain's most successful period.^[2]^: 84

Besides Empress, Skyline, and Gold Star, there are also smaller chains such as Dixie Chili and Deli and numerous independents including the acclaimed^[2]^: 84 Camp Washington Chili. Other independents include Pleasant Ridge Chili, Blue Ash Chili, Park Chili Parlor, Price Hill Chili,^[14] Chili Time, Orlando-based Cincinnati Chili Company, and the Blue Jay Restaurant,^[15] numbering more than 250 chili parlors.^[2]^: 9 In 1985, one of the founders of Gold Star Chili, Fahid Daoud, returned to Jordan, where he opened his own parlor, called Chili House.^[16] Outside of Jordan, Chili House as of 2020 had locations in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Turkey and Qatar.^[17]

In addition to the chili parlors, some version of Cincinnati chili is commonly served at many local restaurants. Arnold's Bar and Grill, the oldest bar in the city, serves a vegetarian "Cincy Lentils" dish ordered in "ways".^[18] Melt Eclectic Cafe offers a vegan three-way.^[19] For Restaurant Week 2018, a local mixologist developed a cocktail called "Manhattan Skyline", a Cincinnati chili-flavored whiskey cocktail.^[20]

The history of Cincinnati chili shares many factors in common with the apparently independent but simultaneous development of the Coney Island hot dog in other areas of the United States. "Virtually all"^[10]^: 233 were developed by Greek or Macedonian immigrants who passed through Ellis Island as they fled the fallout from the Balkan Wars in the first two decades of the twentieth century.

Preparation, ordering, serving and eating

Raw ground beef is crumbled and boiled in water and/or stock, then tomato paste and seasonings are added and the mix simmered for several hours to form a thin meat sauce.^[4]^[21] Cincinnati chili is always seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, and chili powder.^[11]^[22] Popular myth says the dish contains a small amount of dark unsweetened chocolate, but according to Dann Woellert, author of The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili writing in 2013, "There is no chili parlor in Cincinnati that uses chocolate in its chili."^[2]^: 141 The Cincinnati Enquirer confirmed in 2021.^[23] Daniel Walton, writing in Bon Appetit in 2024, confirmed "never chocolate".^[24]

Many recipes call for an overnight chill in the refrigerator to allow for easy skimming of fat and to allow flavors to develop,^[8] then reheating to serve.^[22]

Preparation of a Cincinnati chili four-way

Ground beef is crumbled into water.

Spices and tomato paste are added and the water brought to a boil, then simmered for several hours.

Finished Cincinnati chili

Spaghetti topped with chili, a "two-way"

Onions (or beans) are placed atop the chili.

Shredded cheese completes the "four-way".

The "way" system

small oval white plate holding partially-eaten 5-way, showing spaghetti, sauce, cheese, and oyster crackers — Partially eaten 5-way from Skyline, garnished with oyster crackers

Ordering Cincinnati chili is based on a specific ingredient series: chili, spaghetti, shredded cheddar cheese, diced onions, and kidney beans.^[11] The number before the "way" of the chili determines which ingredients are included in each chili order.^[4] Customers order a:

Two-way: spaghetti topped with chili^[4] (also called "chili spaghetti")^[7]
Three-way: spaghetti, chili, and cheese^[4]
Four-way onion: spaghetti, chili, onions, and cheese^[4]
Four-way bean: spaghetti, chili, beans, and cheese^[4]
Five-way: spaghetti, chili, beans, onions, and cheese^[4]

small oval white plate with cheese coney showing bun, hot dog, sauce, and shredded cheese — Skyline cheese coney (hot dog topped with Cincinnati-style chili, mustard, onions, and a heap of shredded cheese)

Some chili parlors will also serve the dish "inverted": cheese on the bottom, so that it melts.^[4]^[25] Some restaurants, among them Skyline^[26] and Gold Star,^[27] do not use the term "four-way bean", instead using the term "four-way" to denote a three-way plus the customer's choice of onions or beans. Some restaurants may add extra ingredients to the way system; for example, Dixie Chili offers a "six-way", which adds chopped garlic to a five-way.^[28]

Cincinnati chili is also used as a hot dog topping to make a "coney", a regional variation on the Coney Island chili dog, which is topped with shredded cheddar cheese to make a "cheese coney". The standard coney also includes mustard and chopped onion.^[29] The "three-way" and the cheese coney are the most popular orders.^[2]^: 10^[30]

There is no "one-way",^[7] and very few customers order a bowl of plain chili.^[31]^[32]^[33] Most chili parlors do not offer plain chili as a regular menu item.^[26]^[27] Polly Campbell, former food editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer, calls ordering a bowl of Cincinnati chili "Ridiculous. Would you order a bowl of spaghetti sauce? Because that's what you're doing."^[34]

Serving and eating

Ways and coneys are traditionally served in a shallow oval bowl.^[2]^: 15^[10]^: 243 Oyster crackers are usually served with Cincinnati chili,^[10] and a mild hot sauce such as Tabasco is frequently available to be used as an optional topping to be added at the table.^[29] Locals typically eat Cincinnati chili as if it were a casserole, cutting each bite with the side of the fork instead of twirling the noodles.^[35]^[36]^[7]

Misnomer

The name "Cincinnati chili" is often confusing to those unfamiliar with it, because the term "chili" evokes the expectation of chili con carne,^[29]^[37]^[38] to which it "bears no resemblance".^[39] Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced^[38]^[40] meat sauce^[41] for spaghetti or hot dogs, and is very seldom eaten by the bowl^[30]^[42] as is typical with chili con carne. It is common for Cincinnatians to describe it starting with, "Well, it's not really chili ..."^[31] Cincinnati Enquirer food editor Chuck Martin and Cincinnati Magazine dining editor Donna Covrett agree, "It is not chili."^[43]^[44] The 1991 edition of Joy of Cooking warns "skeptical or puzzled" readers, "We suggest you think of it as a Macedonian Bolognese sauce instead."^[45]^[46]

It is normally of a thin consistency,^[40] closer to a soup than a stew,^[14] and contains no vegetables or chunks of meat. The flavors, consistency and serving method are more similar to Greek pasta sauces^[40] or the spiced meat sauces used to top hot dogs in Rochester and other parts of Upstate New York, Rhode Island, and Michigan than they are to chili con carne.^[2]^: 10

Reception

Cincinnati chili is the area's "best known regional food" and according to Woellert is, along with goetta and mock turtle soup, one of Cincinnati's "holy trinity" of local specialties.^[47]^[48] According to the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cincinnatians consume more than 2,000,000 lb (910,000 kg) of Cincinnati chili each year, topped by 850,000 lb (390,000 kg) of shredded cheddar cheese.^[2]^: 10 Overall industry revenues were $250 million in 2014.^[49]

Anthony Bourdain called it "the story of America on your plate".^[50] National food critics Jane and Michael Stern wrote, "As connoisseurs of blue-plate food, we consider Cincinnati chili one of America's quintessential meals"^[51] and "one of this nation's most distinctive regional plates of food".^[4]^[10]^: 247 Writer and public speaker Fran Lebowitz said "The main thing I remember about Cincinnati was a fantastic dish that was spaghetti and chili." When asked to confirm that the famously curmudgeonly Fran Lebowitz liked Cincinnati chili, she answered, "Oh, yes. Why isn’t that catching on around the country?”^[52]

Huffington Post named it one of "15 Beloved Regional Dishes".^[53] In 2000, Camp Washington Chili won a James Beard Foundation America's Classics Award.^[54]^[55] In 2013, Smithsonian named Camp Washington Chili as one of "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America".^[56] John McIntyre, writing in The Baltimore Sun, called it "the most perfect of fast foods", and opined that "if the Greeks who invented it nearly a century ago had called it something other than chili, the [chili] essentialists would be able to enjoy it."^[37] In 2015, Thrillist named it "the one food you must eat in Ohio".^[57] In 2022 the Washington Post called it "a regional favorite worthy of a national stage".^[45]

Eater called it "America's most controversial plate of pasta".^[58] It is common for those unfamiliar with it and expecting chili con carne to "scorn it"^[37]^[59] as a poor example of chili.^[37]^[40]^[60]^[61] A 2013 piece published by the sports and culture website Deadspin went so far as to call it "horrifying diarrhea sludge".^[62] In 2021, during broadcast of a Cincinnati Reds–New York Mets game, Mets announcer Gary Cohen showed a video of the preparation of a five-way, advising, "try it once, and you'll never eat it again."^[63]^[64]^[65] The New York Times in 2017 described one chain's version of Cincinnati chili as "a gummy nest of thin noodles, which were covered by a watery chili, which was in turn covered by rubbery orange confetti that bore a passing resemblance to cheese".^[66]

In popular culture

Blues musician Lonnie Mack, who was born and raised just outside Cincinnati, released a guitar instrumental called "Camp Washington Chili" on his 1986 album Second Sight.^[67]^[68]

Country music duo Big & Rich sang about flying through Cincinnati and grabbing a bowl of Skyline chili in their song "Comin' to Your City" on the 2005 album of the same name.^[69]

Cincinnati chili is used allegorically as a symbol for vapid social interaction and social disconnection in the 2015 animated film Anomalisa, as the main character when on a business trip to Cincinnati is exhorted in multiple banal encounters to try the local specialty.^[70]

During the 2022 NFL postseason, Cincinnati Bengals fans shotgunned cans of chili for luck or took shots of chili in honor of kicker Evan McPherson, whose nickname is "shooter".^[71]^[72]^[73] Shotgunning cans of chili to celebrate or for luck in sporting events dates back to at least 2018, when a Cincinnati Reds fan used it to celebrate a trade.^[74]^[75]

Similar dishes

Chili dog, the generic term for a hot dog topped with meat sauce^[76]
Chili John's, founded in Green Bay, Wisconsin, by a Lithuanian immigrant, offers "Green Bay chili", a dish similar to a five-way created in 1913^[10]^: 245
Chili mac, which tops pasta with chili con carne rather than Cincinnati chili^[33]^: 32
Coney Island hot dog, a dish similar to a coney developed by Greek-Macedonian immigrants, apparently independently, across the Midwest^[76]

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[1] Smith, Andrew (2013). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-1997-3496-2. OCLC 835958679.

[woellert-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Woellert, Dann (2013). The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-60949-992-1. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[necessaryWCPO9may2017-3] Necessary, Kevin (May 9, 2017). "Chili is a Cincinnati staple, and we have these guys to thank for it". WCPO. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[polly-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Campbell, Polly (February 26, 2015). "Area has taste all its own". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[citybeat1803-5] Manley, Mackenzie; Noel, Jude. "The Cincinnati Chili Trail". City Beat. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[eater-6] Dixler, Hillary (January 27, 2015). "How Camp Washington's Chili-topped Spaghetti Became Legend". Eater. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[Kinsman-2023-7] Kinsman, Kat (July 29, 2023). "Skyline Chili, and Cincinnati Chili in General, Explained by a Local As Best She Can". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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-|similar_dish = [[Nick Tahou Hots|Rochester hot sauce]], [[Hot wiener|Hot wiener sauce]]
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-'''Cincinnati chili''' (or '''Cincinnati-style chili''') is a Mediterranean-spiced [[list of meat-based sauces|meat sauce]] used as a topping for [[spaghetti]] or [[hot dog]]s ("coneys"); both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. In 2013, [[Smithsonian (magazine)|''Smithsonian'']] named one local chili parlor one of the "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America". Its name evokes comparison to [[chili con carne]], but the two are dissimilar in consistency, flavor, and serving method; Cincinnati chili more closely resembles Greek pasta sauces and spiced-meat hot dog topping sauces seen in other parts of the United States.
+'''Cincinnati chili''' (or '''Cincinnati-style chili''') is a Mediterranean-spiced [[list of meat-based sauces|meat sauce]] used as a topping for [[spaghetti]] or [[hot dog]]s ("coneys"); both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s.  Its name evokes comparison to [[chili con carne]], but the two are dissimilar in consistency, flavor, and serving method; Cincinnati chili more closely resembles Greek pasta sauces and spiced-meat hot dog topping sauces seen in other parts of the United States.
-Ingredients include [[ground beef]], water or [[Stock (food)|stock]], [[tomato paste]], spices such as [[cinnamon]], [[nutmeg]], [[allspice]], [[clove]], [[cumin]], [[chili powder]], [[bay leaf]], and in some home recipes unsweetened [[dark chocolate]] in a soupy consistency.  Customary toppings include [[cheddar cheese]], onions, and beans; specific combinations of toppings are known as "ways". The most popular order is a "three-way", which adds shredded cheese to the chili-topped spaghetti (a "two-way"), while a "four-way" or "five-way" adds onions and/or beans before topping with the cheese. Ways are often served with oyster crackers and a mild hot sauce. Cincinnati chili is almost never served or eaten by the bowl.
+Ingredients include [[ground beef]], water or [[Stock (food)|stock]], [[tomato paste]], spices such as [[cinnamon]], [[nutmeg]], [[allspice]], [[clove]], [[cumin]], [[chili powder]], and [[bay leaf]] in a soupy consistency. The dish does not contain chocolate, despite popular myth to the contrary. Customary toppings include [[cheddar cheese]], onions, and beans; specific combinations of toppings are known as "ways". The most popular order is a "three-way", which adds shredded cheese to the chili-topped spaghetti (a "two-way"), while a "four-way" or "five-way" adds onions and/or beans before topping with the cheese. Ways are often served with oyster crackers and a mild hot sauce. Cincinnati chili is almost never served or eaten by the bowl.
-While served in many local restaurants, it is most often associated with the over 250 independent and chain "chili parlors" (restaurants specializing in Cincinnati chili) found throughout [[Cincinnati metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area|greater Cincinnati]] with franchise locations throughout [[Ohio]] and in [[Kentucky]], [[Indiana]], [[Florida]], and the [[Middle East]]. The dish is the Cincinnati area's best-known [[Regional cuisine|regional food]].
+While served in many local restaurants, it is most often associated with the over 250 independent and chain "chili parlors" (restaurants specializing in Cincinnati chili) found throughout [[Cincinnati metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area|greater Cincinnati]] with franchise locations throughout [[Ohio]] and in [[Kentucky]], [[Indiana]], [[Florida]], and the [[Middle East]].
+The dish is the Cincinnati area's best-known [[Regional cuisine|regional food]]. In 2000, one local chili parlor was named an [[List of James Beard America's Classics|America's Classic]] by the [[James Beard Foundation]], and in 2013, [[Smithsonian (magazine)|''Smithsonian'']] named the same chili parlor one of the "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America".
 ==Origins and history==
-[[File:IvanK-1925.jpg|thumb|upright|John Kiradjieff posing in Empress Chili in 1925|alt=Interior of chili parlor with deli-style stools at a counter]]
+[[File:IvanK-1925.jpg|thumb|John Kiradjieff posing in Empress Chili in 1925|alt=Interior of chili parlor with deli-style stools at a counter]]
+[[File:Empress Chili 2021.jpg|thumb|The only current location of Empress Chili in [[Alexandria, Kentucky]]]]
-Cincinnati chili originated with [[Immigration to the United States|immigrant]] [[restaurateur]]s who were trying to expand their customer base by moving beyond narrowly ethnic styles of cuisine.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 2 |last=Smith |first=Andrew |date=2013 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-1997-3496-2 |page=417 |oclc=835958679}}</ref><ref name=woellert />{{rp|28}} [[Kiradjieff brothers|Tom and John Kiradjieff]] emigrated from the village of Hrupishta (present-day [[Argos Orestiko]]), fleeing ethnic rivalries and bigotry in the fallout from the [[Balkan Wars]] and [[World War I]], in 1921.<ref name="necessaryWCPO9may2017">{{cite web |last1=Necessary |first1=Kevin |title=Chili is a Cincinnati staple, and we have these guys to thank for it |date=May 9, 2017 |url=https://www.wcpo.com/longform/cincinnati-chili-we-cant-eat-enough-of-it-heres-where-it-started |publisher=WCPO |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065712/https://www.wcpo.com/longform/cincinnati-chili-we-cant-eat-enough-of-it-heres-where-it-started |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> They began serving a "stew with traditional Mediterranean spices"<ref name=woellert />{{rp|27}} as a topping for hot dogs<ref name=woellert />{{rp|27}}<ref name="polly">{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Polly|date=February 26, 2015|title=Area has taste all its own|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/26/polly-campbell-cincinnati-chili-gold-star-skyline/23999529/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714151219/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/26/polly-campbell-cincinnati-chili-gold-star-skyline/23999529/|archive-date=July 14, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2015|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which they called "coneys" in 1922 at their hot dog stand located next to a [[American burlesque|burlesque theater]] called the Empress, which they named their business after. Tom Kiradjieff used the sauce to modify a traditional dish, speculated to have been [[pastitsio]],<ref name="citybeat1803">{{cite web |last1=Manley |first1=Mackenzie |last2=Noel |first2=Jude |title=The Cincinnati Chili Trail |url=https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/eats-feature/media-gallery/20995215/the-cincinnati-chili-trail |publisher=City Beat |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004446/https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/eats-feature/media-gallery/20995215/the-cincinnati-chili-trail |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=eater>{{cite web |last1=Dixler |first1=Hillary |title=How Camp Washington's Chili-topped Spaghetti Became Legend |url=http://www.eater.com/2015/1/27/7866847/Cincinnati-Chili-Camp-Washington-Eater-Elements |work=Eater |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=January 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522173818/http://www.eater.com/2015/1/27/7866847/Cincinnati-Chili-Camp-Washington-Eater-Elements |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[moussaka]]<ref name=woellert />{{rp|28}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinsman |first=Kat |date=21 April 2022 |title=Skyline Chili, Explained by a Cincinnatian |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/united-states/skyline-chili-explained-by-a-cincinnatian |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Food & Wine |language=en}}</ref> or [[saltsa kima]]<ref name="joyweb">{{cite web |url=http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/cincinnati-chili-cockaigne |title=All About Cincinnati Chili |access-date=May 30, 2015 |website=[[The Joy of Cooking]] |date=<!--undated--> |first=John |last=Becker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531022733/http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/cincinnati-chili-cockaigne |archive-date=May 31, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What Is It? |url=https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |website=Eater |date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021232/https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> to come up with a dish he called "chili spaghetti."<ref name=woellert />{{rp|27}} He first developed a recipe calling for the spaghetti to be cooked in the chili but changed his method in response to customer requests and began serving the sauce as a topping, eventually adding grated cheese as a topping for both the chili spaghetti and the coneys, also in response to customer requests.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|28}}
+Cincinnati chili originated with [[Immigration to the United States|immigrant]] [[restaurateur]]s who were trying to expand their customer base by moving beyond narrowly ethnic styles of cuisine.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 2 |last=Smith |first=Andrew |date=2013 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-1997-3496-2 |page=417 |oclc=835958679}}</ref><ref name=woellert />{{rp|28}} [[Kiradjieff brothers|Tom and John Kiradjieff]] emigrated from the village of Hrupishta (present-day [[Argos Orestiko|Argos Orestiko, Greece]]), fleeing ethnic rivalries and bigotry in the fallout from the [[Balkan Wars]] and [[World War I]], in 1921.<ref name="necessaryWCPO9may2017">{{cite web |last1=Necessary |first1=Kevin |title=Chili is a Cincinnati staple, and we have these guys to thank for it |date=May 9, 2017 |url=https://www.wcpo.com/longform/cincinnati-chili-we-cant-eat-enough-of-it-heres-where-it-started |publisher=WCPO |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065712/https://www.wcpo.com/longform/cincinnati-chili-we-cant-eat-enough-of-it-heres-where-it-started |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> They began serving a "stew with traditional Mediterranean spices"<ref name=woellert />{{rp|27}} as a topping for hot dogs<ref name=woellert />{{rp|27}}<ref name="polly">{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Polly|date=February 26, 2015|title=Area has taste all its own|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/26/polly-campbell-cincinnati-chili-gold-star-skyline/23999529/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714151219/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/26/polly-campbell-cincinnati-chili-gold-star-skyline/23999529/|archive-date=July 14, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2015|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which they called "coneys" in 1922 at their hot dog stand located next to a [[American burlesque|burlesque theater]] called the Empress, which they named their business after.
+Tom Kiradjieff used the sauce to modify a traditional dish, speculated to have been [[pastitsio]],<ref name="citybeat1803">{{cite web |last1=Manley |first1=Mackenzie |last2=Noel |first2=Jude |title=The Cincinnati Chili Trail |url=https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/eats-feature/media-gallery/20995215/the-cincinnati-chili-trail |publisher=City Beat |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004446/https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/eats-feature/media-gallery/20995215/the-cincinnati-chili-trail |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="eater">{{cite web |last1=Dixler |first1=Hillary |title=How Camp Washington's Chili-topped Spaghetti Became Legend |url=http://www.eater.com/2015/1/27/7866847/Cincinnati-Chili-Camp-Washington-Eater-Elements |work=Eater |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=January 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522173818/http://www.eater.com/2015/1/27/7866847/Cincinnati-Chili-Camp-Washington-Eater-Elements |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[moussaka]]<ref name="woellert" />{{rp|28}}<ref name="Kinsman-2023">{{Cite web |last=Kinsman |first=Kat |date=29 July 2023 |title=Skyline Chili, and Cincinnati Chili in General, Explained by a Local As Best She Can |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/united-states/skyline-chili-explained-by-a-cincinnatian |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=[[Food & Wine]] |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017160256/https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/united-states/skyline-chili-explained-by-a-cincinnatian |url-status=live }}</ref> or [[saltsa kima]]<ref name="joyweb">{{cite web |url=http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/cincinnati-chili-cockaigne |title=All About Cincinnati Chili |access-date=May 30, 2015 |website=[[The Joy of Cooking]] |date=<!--undated--> |first=John |last=Becker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531022733/http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/cincinnati-chili-cockaigne |archive-date=May 31, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What Is It? |url=https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |website=Eater |date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021232/https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> to come up with a dish he called "chili spaghetti."<ref name="woellert" />{{rp|27}} He first developed a recipe calling for the spaghetti to be cooked in the chili but changed his method in response to customer requests and began serving the sauce as a topping, eventually adding grated cheese as a topping for both the chili spaghetti and the coneys, also in response to customer requests.<ref name="woellert" />{{rp|28}}
 To make ordering more efficient, the brothers created [[#The_.22way.22_system|the "way" system of ordering]].<ref name=woellert />{{rp|29}} The style has since been copied and modified by many other restaurant proprietors, often Greek and Macedonian immigrants who had worked at Empress restaurants before leaving to open their own chili parlors,<ref name=woellert />{{rp|40}}<ref name="500things" />{{rp|244}} often following the business model to the point of locating their restaurants adjacent to theaters.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|25}}
-[[File:Skyline Chili - Oakley, Cincinnati.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Skyline Chili]] location in Cincinnati|left]]
+[[File:Skyline Chili - Oakley, Cincinnati.jpg|thumb|Skyline Chili location in Cincinnati|left]]
-Empress was the largest chili parlor chain in Cincinnati until 1949, when a former Empress employee and [[Greek Americans|Greek immigrant]], [[Nicholas Lambrinides]], started [[Skyline Chili]].<ref name=Fare/> In 1965, four brothers named Daoud, immigrants from [[Jordan]], bought a restaurant called Hamburger Heaven from a former Empress employee.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|40}} They noticed that the Cincinnati chili was outselling the hamburgers on their menu and changed the restaurant's name to [[Gold Star Chili]].<ref name=Fare/> As of 2015, Skyline (with over 130 locations)<ref>{{cite web |title=Skyline chili: franchise information |url=http://www.skylinechili.com/franchise-info.php |access-date=July 18, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829185308/http://www.skylinechili.com/franchise-info.php |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and Gold Star (with 89 locations)<ref name="campbell0215">{{cite news |first1=Polly |last1=Campbell |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/02/25/gold-star-chili-turns-ceo-roger-david/24023991/ |title=Gold Star Chili turns 50, welcomes family as CEO |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=July 18, 2015 |date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> were the largest Cincinnati chili parlor chains, while Empress had only two remaining locations, down from over a dozen during the chain's most successful period.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|84}}[[File:Gold Star Liberty Township Interior.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=interior of a chili parlor showing tables, counter seating, and open kitchen behind the counter|[[Gold Star Chili]] restaurant interior]]Besides Empress, Skyline, and Gold Star, there are also smaller chains such as [[Dixie Chili and Deli]] and numerous independents including the acclaimed<ref name=woellert />{{rp|84}} [[Camp Washington Chili]]. Other independents include Pleasant Ridge Chili, Blue Ash Chili, Park Chili Parlor, Price Hill Chili,<ref name="trib18">{{cite news |last1=Kindelsperger |first1=Nick |title=Is Cincinnati chili actually chili? A dive into the city's most famous dish |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-food-cincinnati-chili-history-0822-story.html |access-date=7 November 2018 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025651/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-food-cincinnati-chili-history-0822-story.html |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Chili Time, Orlando-based Cincinnati Chili Company, and the Blue Jay Restaurant,<ref name="top5">{{cite web |first1=Jess |last1=Larkin |url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/top5/top-5-local-chili-parlors/ |title=Top 5 Local Chili Parlors |magazine=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]] |access-date=May 21, 2015 |date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522000922/http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/top5/top-5-local-chili-parlors/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> numbering more than 250 chili parlors.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|9}}  In 1985, one of the founders of Gold Star Chili, Fahid Daoud, returned to Jordan, where he opened his own parlor, called Chili House.<ref>{{cite web|title=Caterer Middle East: Restaurateur interview: Chili House|url=https://www.caterermiddleeast.com/25700-restaurateur-interview-chili-house|author=Devina Divecha|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2020|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Outside of Jordan, Chili House as of 2020 had locations in [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Libya]], [[Oman]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], [[Turkey]] and [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chili House: Find Us|url=https://chilihouse.com/en/#find-us|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
+Empress was the largest chili parlor chain in Cincinnati until 1949, when a former Empress employee and [[Greek Americans|Greek immigrant]], [[Nicholas Lambrinides]], started [[Skyline Chili]].<ref name=Fare/> In 1965, four brothers named Daoud, immigrants from [[Jordan]], bought a restaurant called Hamburger Heaven from a former Empress employee.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|40}} They noticed that the Cincinnati chili was outselling the hamburgers on their menu and changed the restaurant's name to [[Gold Star Chili]].<ref name=Fare/> {{asof|2015}}, Skyline (with over 130 locations)<ref>{{cite web |title=Skyline chili: franchise information |url=http://www.skylinechili.com/franchise-info.php |access-date=July 18, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829185308/http://www.skylinechili.com/franchise-info.php |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and Gold Star (with 89 locations)<ref name="campbell0215">{{cite news |first1=Polly |last1=Campbell |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/02/25/gold-star-chili-turns-ceo-roger-david/24023991/ |title=Gold Star Chili turns 50, welcomes family as CEO |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=July 18, 2015 |date=February 26, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128034253/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/02/25/gold-star-chili-turns-ceo-roger-david/24023991/ |url-status=live }}</ref> were the largest Cincinnati chili parlor chains, while Empress had only two remaining locations, down from over a dozen during the chain's most successful period.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|84}}[[File:Gold Star Liberty Township Interior.jpg|thumb|alt=interior of a chili parlor showing tables, counter seating, and open kitchen behind the counter|[[Gold Star Chili]] restaurant interior]]Besides Empress, Skyline, and Gold Star, there are also smaller chains such as [[Dixie Chili and Deli]] and numerous independents including the acclaimed<ref name=woellert />{{rp|84}} [[Camp Washington Chili]]. Other independents include Pleasant Ridge Chili, Blue Ash Chili, Park Chili Parlor, Price Hill Chili,<ref name="trib18">{{cite news |last1=Kindelsperger |first1=Nick |title=Is Cincinnati chili actually chili? A dive into the city's most famous dish |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-food-cincinnati-chili-history-0822-story.html |access-date=7 November 2018 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025651/https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-food-cincinnati-chili-history-0822-story.html |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Chili Time, Orlando-based Cincinnati Chili Company, and the Blue Jay Restaurant,<ref name="top5">{{cite web |first1=Jess |last1=Larkin |url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/top5/top-5-local-chili-parlors/ |title=Top 5 Local Chili Parlors |magazine=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]] |access-date=May 21, 2015 |date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522000922/http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/top5/top-5-local-chili-parlors/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> numbering more than 250 chili parlors.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|9}}  In 1985, one of the founders of Gold Star Chili, Fahid Daoud, returned to Jordan, where he opened his own parlor, called Chili House.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caterer Middle East: Restaurateur interview: Chili House|url=https://www.caterermiddleeast.com/25700-restaurateur-interview-chili-house|author=Devina Divecha|newspaper=Caterer Middle East |date=January 7, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2020|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Outside of Jordan, Chili House as of 2020 had locations in [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Libya]], [[Oman]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], [[Turkey]] and [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chili House: Find Us|url=https://chilihouse.com/en/#find-us|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522141828/http://chilihouse.com/en/#find-us|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 In addition to the chili parlors, some version of Cincinnati chili is commonly served at many local restaurants. [[Arnold's Bar and Grill]], the oldest bar in the city, serves a vegetarian "Cincy Lentils" dish ordered in "ways".<ref>{{cite web |title=Arnold's Bar & Grill |url=http://www.arnoldsbarandgrill.com/dinner_menu.htm |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=September 12, 2011 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526014703/http://www.arnoldsbarandgrill.com/dinner_menu.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Melt Eclectic Cafe offers a vegan three-way.<ref name="meltmenu">{{cite web | url=http://www.meltcincy.com/main/?page_id=19 | title=Daily House Menu | publisher=Melt Eclectic Cafe | access-date=January 13, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603190231/http://www.meltcincy.com/main/?page_id=19 | archive-date=June 3, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> For Restaurant Week 2018, a local mixologist developed a cocktail called "Manhattan Skyline", a Cincinnati chili-flavored whiskey cocktail.<ref name="wcpo1805">{{cite web |title=Metropole to serve Cincinnati chili-inspired whiskey cocktail |date=April 16, 2018 |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/our-community/food/metropole-to-serve-cincinnati-chili-infused-whisky-cocktail |publisher=WCPO |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004502/https://www.wcpo.com/news/our-community/food/metropole-to-serve-cincinnati-chili-infused-whisky-cocktail |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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-Raw ground beef is crumbled and boiled in water and/or stock, then tomato paste and seasonings are added and the mix simmered for several hours to form a thin meat sauce.<ref name="polly" /><ref name="campbell2020">{{Cite book|last=Campbell, Polly.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1203950713|title=Cincinnati Food|date=2020|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-4396-7131-3|oclc=1203950713}}</ref> Cincinnati chili is always seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, and chili powder.<ref name=Fare /><ref name="joy">{{cite book |first1=Irma S. |last1=Rombauer |title=[[The Joy of Cooking]] |publisher=Scribner |date=1997 |last2=Becker |first2=Marion Rombauer |last3=Becker |first3=Ethan |name-list-style=amp |location=New York |page=672 |isbn=0-684-81870-1}}<!--|access-date=May 30, 2015 --></ref> Many home recipes call for a small amount of dark unsweetened chocolate,<ref name=joy /> but according to Dann Woellert, author of ''The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili'', "There is no chili parlor in Cincinnati that uses chocolate in its chili."<ref name=woellert />{{rp|141}} Many recipes call for an overnight chill in the refrigerator to allow for easy skimming of fat and to allow flavors to develop,<ref name=joyweb /> then reheating to serve.<ref name=joy />
+Raw ground beef is crumbled and boiled in water and/or stock, then tomato paste and seasonings are added and the mix simmered for several hours to form a thin meat sauce.<ref name="polly" /><ref name="campbell2020">{{Cite book|last=Campbell, Polly.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1203950713|title=Cincinnati Food|date=2020|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-4396-7131-3|oclc=1203950713}}</ref> Cincinnati chili is always seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, and chili powder.<ref name=Fare /><ref name="joy">{{cite book |first1=Irma S. |last1=Rombauer |title=[[The Joy of Cooking]] |publisher=Scribner |date=1997 |last2=Becker |first2=Marion Rombauer |last3=Becker |first3=Ethan |name-list-style=amp |location=New York |page=672 |isbn=0-684-81870-1}}<!--|access-date=May 30, 2015 --></ref> Popular myth says the dish contains a small amount of dark unsweetened chocolate, but according to Dann Woellert, author of ''The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili'' writing in 2013, "There is no chili parlor in Cincinnati that uses chocolate in its chili."<ref name=woellert />{{rp|141}} ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' confirmed in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nero |first=Kathrine |title='About Us' with Kathrine Nero: Chocolate in the chili? Well, we asked. |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/04/18/about-us-kathrine-nero-chocolate-chili-well-we-asked/7193381002/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521193932/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/04/18/about-us-kathrine-nero-chocolate-chili-well-we-asked/7193381002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Daniel Walton, writing in [[Bon Appétit|''Bon Appetit'']] in 2024, confirmed "never chocolate".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Daniel |date=2024-04-12 |title=The 8 Best Places to Find Cincinnati Chili in Cincinnati |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-cincinnati-chili-restaurants |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=[[Bon Appétit]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010064528/https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-cincinnati-chili-restaurants |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Many recipes call for an overnight chill in the refrigerator to allow for easy skimming of fat and to allow flavors to develop,<ref name="joyweb" /> then reheating to serve.<ref name="joy" />
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- | caption1=Ground beef is crumbled into water.
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-| image2=Cincinnati chili spices.jpg
+| image2            = Cincinnati chili spices.jpg
- | alt2=Tray of spices
+| alt2              = Tray of spices
- | caption2=Spices and tomato paste are added and the water brought to a boil, then simmered for several hours.
+| caption2          = Spices and tomato paste are added and the water brought to a boil, then simmered for several hours.
-| image3=Cincinnati chili.jpg
+| image3            = Cincinnati chili.jpg
- | alt3=Red-brown meat sauce
+| alt3              = Red-brown meat sauce
- | caption3=Finished Cincinnati chili
+| caption3          = Finished Cincinnati chili
- | image4 = Two-way tops spaghetti with Cincinnati chili.jpg
+| image4            = Two-way tops spaghetti with Cincinnati chili.jpg
- | alt4 = spaghetti topped with chili
+| alt4              = spaghetti topped with chili
- | caption4 = Spaghetti topped with chili, a "two-way"
+| caption4          = Spaghetti topped with chili, a "two-way"
- | image5 = Spaghetti with Cincinnati chili and onions.jpg
+| image5            = Spaghetti with Cincinnati chili and onions.jpg
- | alt5 = onions placed on chili
+| alt5              = onions placed on chili
- | caption5 = Onions (or beans) are placed atop the chili.
+| caption5          = Onions (or beans) are placed atop the chili.
- | image6 = Homemade Cincinnati chili four-way.jpg
+| image6            = Homemade Cincinnati chili four-way.jpg
- | alt6 = Spaghetti topped with chili, onions, and cheese
+| alt6              = Spaghetti topped with chili, onions, and cheese
- | caption6 = Shredded cheese completes the "four-way."
+| caption6          = Shredded cheese completes the "four-way".
 }}
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 [[File:Crackers5way.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=small oval white plate holding partially-eaten 5-way, showing spaghetti, sauce, cheese, and oyster crackers|Partially eaten 5-way from Skyline, garnished with oyster crackers]]
 Ordering Cincinnati chili is based on a specific ingredient series: chili, spaghetti, shredded [[cheddar cheese]], diced onions, and [[kidney bean]]s.<ref name="Fare">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title=Fare of the County; A City's Romance With a Bowl of Chili |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 16, 1989 |access-date=September 16, 2011 |last=Herrmann Loomis |first=Susan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410193025/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |archive-date=April 10, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The number before the "way" of the chili determines which ingredients are included in each chili order.<ref name=polly /> Customers order a:
-* '''Two-way''': spaghetti topped with chili<ref name=polly /> (also called "chili spaghetti")
+* '''Two-way''': spaghetti topped with chili<ref name=polly /> (also called "chili spaghetti")<ref name="Kinsman-2023" />
 * '''Three-way''': spaghetti, chili, and cheese<ref name=polly />
 * '''Four-way onion''': spaghetti, chili, onions, and cheese<ref name=polly />
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 [[File:SkylineChiliCheeseConey.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=small oval white plate with cheese coney showing bun, hot dog, sauce, and shredded cheese|Skyline cheese coney (hot dog topped with Cincinnati-style chili, mustard, onions, and a heap of shredded cheese)]]
-Some chili parlors will also serve the dish "inverted": cheese on the bottom, so that it melts.<ref name="polly" /><ref name="NYT89">{{cite news |last1=Herrman Loomis |first1=Susan |title=FARE OF THE COUNTRY; A City's Romance With a Bowl of Chili |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html |access-date=8 November 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=16 April 1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720182049/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html |archive-date=July 20, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some restaurants, among them Skyline<ref name="Skyline menu">{{cite web |title=Our Menu: Ways |url=http://www.skylinechili.com/ways.php |publisher=Skyline Chili |access-date=July 24, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811032445/http://www.skylinechili.com/ways.php |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Gold Star,<ref name="Gold Star menu">{{cite web |title=Gold Star: Our Menu |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/desktop_assets/gold-star-chili/pdf/menu.pdf |publisher=Gold Star Chili |access-date=July 10, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135444/https://s3.amazonaws.com/desktop_assets/gold-star-chili/pdf/menu.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> do not use the term "four-way bean", instead using the term "four-way" to denote a three-way plus the customer's choice of onions or beans.  Some restaurants may add extra ingredients to the way system; for example, Dixie Chili offers a "six-way", which adds chopped garlic to a five-way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/dining-reviews/fine-diving-dixie-chili/ |title=Dixie Chili |publisher=Cincinnati Magazine |access-date=September 9, 2020 |date=1 March 2012 |author=Wolfe, J. Kevin |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Cincinnati chili is also used as a hot dog topping to make a "coney", a regional variation on the [[Coney Island hot dog|Coney Island]] [[chili dog]], which is topped with shredded cheddar cheese to make a "cheese coney". The standard coney also includes mustard and chopped onion.<ref name="fodor">{{cite web |url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cincinnati/experiences/cincinnati-chili-pass-the-tabasco-2006270/ |title=Cincinnati Chili: Pass the Tabasco |publisher=[[Fodor's]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529093538/http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cincinnati/experiences/cincinnati-chili-pass-the-tabasco-2006270/ |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The "three-way" and the cheese coney are the most popular orders.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|10}}<ref name="conan" />
+Some chili parlors will also serve the dish "inverted": cheese on the bottom, so that it melts.<ref name="polly" /><ref name="NYT89">{{cite news |last1=Herrman Loomis |first1=Susan |title=FARE OF THE COUNTRY; A City's Romance With a Bowl of Chili |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html |access-date=8 November 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=16 April 1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720182049/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/16/travel/fare-of-the-country-a-city-s-romance-with-a-bowl-of-chili.html |archive-date=July 20, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some restaurants, among them Skyline<ref name="Skyline menu">{{cite web |title=Our Menu: Ways |url=http://www.skylinechili.com/ways.php |publisher=Skyline Chili |access-date=July 24, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811032445/http://www.skylinechili.com/ways.php |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Gold Star,<ref name="Gold Star menu">{{cite web |title=Gold Star: Our Menu |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/desktop_assets/gold-star-chili/pdf/menu.pdf |publisher=Gold Star Chili |access-date=July 10, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135444/https://s3.amazonaws.com/desktop_assets/gold-star-chili/pdf/menu.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> do not use the term "four-way bean", instead using the term "four-way" to denote a three-way plus the customer's choice of onions or beans.  Some restaurants may add extra ingredients to the way system; for example, Dixie Chili offers a "six-way", which adds chopped garlic to a five-way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/dining-reviews/fine-diving-dixie-chili/ |title=Dixie Chili |publisher=Cincinnati Magazine |access-date=September 9, 2020 |date=1 March 2012 |author=Wolfe, J. Kevin |df=mdy-all |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129103303/https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/dining-reviews/fine-diving-dixie-chili/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Very few customers order a bowl of plain chili.<ref name="paste">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/5-reasons-cincinnati-chili-is-misunderstood.html |title=5 Reasons Cincinnati Chili is Misunderstood |last1=Bonem |first1=Max |date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522172939/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/5-reasons-cincinnati-chili-is-misunderstood.html |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 22, 2015 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="chronicle">{{cite news |first1=Ken |last1=Hoffman |url=http://www.chron.com/life/hoffman/article/Hoffman-That-Cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-1728278.php |title=That Cincinnati chili — what is it? |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |date=August 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711113128/http://www.chron.com/life/hoffman/article/Hoffman-That-Cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-1728278.php |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Lloyd|first=Timothy Charles|date=January 1981|title=The Cincinnati Chili Culinary Complex|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499846|journal=Western Folklore|volume=40|issue=1|pages=28–40|doi=10.2307/1499846|jstor=1499846}}</ref> Most chili parlors do not offer plain chili as a regular menu item.<ref name="Skyline menu"/><ref name="Gold Star menu"/> Polly Campbell, former food editor of ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', calls ordering a bowl of Cincinnati chili "Ridiculous. Would you order a bowl of spaghetti sauce? Because that's what you're doing."<ref name="TSC12dec18">{{cite web |title=That's So Cincinnati |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/12/thats-so-cincinnati-polly-campbell-skyline-chili-best-restaurants-jeff-ruby-greg-hartmann/2291973002/ |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=14 December 2018 |ref=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214213901/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/12/thats-so-cincinnati-polly-campbell-skyline-chili-best-restaurants-jeff-ruby-greg-hartmann/2291973002/ |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+Cincinnati chili is also used as a hot dog topping to make a "coney", a regional variation on the [[Coney Island hot dog|Coney Island]] [[chili dog]], which is topped with shredded cheddar cheese to make a "cheese coney". The standard coney also includes mustard and chopped onion.<ref name="fodor">{{cite web |url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cincinnati/experiences/cincinnati-chili-pass-the-tabasco-2006270/ |title=Cincinnati Chili: Pass the Tabasco |publisher=[[Fodor's]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529093538/http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cincinnati/experiences/cincinnati-chili-pass-the-tabasco-2006270/ |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The "three-way" and the cheese coney are the most popular orders.<ref name="woellert" />{{rp|10}}<ref name="conan" />
+There is no "one-way",<ref name="Kinsman-2023" /> and very few customers order a bowl of plain chili.<ref name="paste">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/5-reasons-cincinnati-chili-is-misunderstood.html |title=5 Reasons Cincinnati Chili is Misunderstood |last1=Bonem |first1=Max |date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522172939/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/5-reasons-cincinnati-chili-is-misunderstood.html |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 22, 2015 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="chronicle">{{cite news |first1=Ken |last1=Hoffman |url=http://www.chron.com/life/hoffman/article/Hoffman-That-Cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-1728278.php |title=That Cincinnati chili — what is it? |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |date=August 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711113128/http://www.chron.com/life/hoffman/article/Hoffman-That-Cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-1728278.php |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Lloyd-1981">{{Cite journal|last=Lloyd|first=Timothy Charles|date=January 1981|title=The Cincinnati Chili Culinary Complex|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499846|journal=Western Folklore|volume=40|issue=1|pages=28–40|doi=10.2307/1499846|jstor=1499846|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108043634/https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499846|url-status=live}}</ref> Most chili parlors do not offer plain chili as a regular menu item.<ref name="Skyline menu"/><ref name="Gold Star menu"/> Polly Campbell, former food editor of ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', calls ordering a bowl of Cincinnati chili "Ridiculous. Would you order a bowl of spaghetti sauce? Because that's what you're doing."<ref name="TSC12dec18">{{cite web |title=That's So Cincinnati |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/12/thats-so-cincinnati-polly-campbell-skyline-chili-best-restaurants-jeff-ruby-greg-hartmann/2291973002/ |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=14 December 2018 |ref=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214213901/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/12/thats-so-cincinnati-polly-campbell-skyline-chili-best-restaurants-jeff-ruby-greg-hartmann/2291973002/ |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 ===Serving and eating===
-Ways and coneys are traditionally served in a shallow oval bowl.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|15}}<ref name="500things" />{{rp|243}} [[Oyster cracker]]s are usually served with Cincinnati chili,<ref name="500things">{{cite book |first1=Jane |last1=Stern |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA243 |title=500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: And the Very Best Places to Eat Them |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |last2=Stern |first2=Michael |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |year=2009 |page=243 |isbn=978-0-547-05907-5 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510061043/https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA243 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and a mild [[hot sauce]] such as [[Tabasco sauce|Tabasco]] is frequently available to be used as an optional topping to be added at the table.<ref name="fodor" /> Locals typically eat Cincinnati chili as if it were a [[casserole]], cutting each bite with the side of the fork instead of twirling the noodles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ode to Authentic Cincinnati Style Chili |date=February 27, 2015 |url=https://cincinnatiusa.com/article/ode-cincinnati-style-chili |publisher=CincinnatiUSA.com |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004656/https://cincinnatiusa.com/article/ode-cincinnati-style-chili |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="wapo09">{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Ben |title=The Long Weekend: Cincinnati's Chili Tradition |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302470.html |access-date=8 November 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=13 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119191053/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302470.html |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+Ways and coneys are traditionally served in a shallow oval bowl.<ref name=woellert />{{rp|15}}<ref name="500things" />{{rp|243}} [[Oyster cracker]]s are usually served with Cincinnati chili,<ref name="500things">{{cite book |first1=Jane |last1=Stern |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA243 |title=500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: And the Very Best Places to Eat Them |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |last2=Stern |first2=Michael |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |year=2009 |page=243 |isbn=978-0-547-05907-5 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510061043/https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA243 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and a mild [[hot sauce]] such as [[Tabasco sauce|Tabasco]] is frequently available to be used as an optional topping to be added at the table.<ref name="fodor" /> Locals typically eat Cincinnati chili as if it were a [[casserole]], cutting each bite with the side of the fork instead of twirling the noodles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ode to Authentic Cincinnati Style Chili |date=February 27, 2015 |url=https://cincinnatiusa.com/article/ode-cincinnati-style-chili |publisher=CincinnatiUSA.com |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004656/https://cincinnatiusa.com/article/ode-cincinnati-style-chili |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="wapo09">{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Ben |title=The Long Weekend: Cincinnati's Chili Tradition |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302470.html |access-date=8 November 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=13 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119191053/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302470.html |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Kinsman-2023" />
 ==Misnomer==
-The name "Cincinnati chili" is often confusing to those unfamiliar with it, because the term "chili" evokes the expectation of [[chili con carne]],<ref name="fodor"/><ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref name=boyer /> to which it "bears no resemblance".<ref name="chilination">{{cite book |title=Chili Nation |publisher=Broadway Books |last1=Stern |first1=Jane |last2=Stern |first2=Michael |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |year=1999 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/chilinationultim00ster/page/111 111] |isbn=0767902637 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/chilinationultim00ster/page/111}}</ref> Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced<ref name="boyer">{{cite web |first1=Mike |last1=Boyer |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/10/biz_chilifest.html |title=Cincinnati chili stakes its claim |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=September 10, 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728201811/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/10/biz_chilifest.html |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=citybeat070815>{{cite web |last1=Cross |first1=Danny |title=So You've Probably Heard of Cincinnati Chili But what is it and where should you eat it? |url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33127-so_you%E2%80%99ve_pr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710202710/http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33127-so_you%E2%80%99ve_pr.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |work=[[Cincinnati CityBeat]] |access-date=July 9, 2015 |date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> meat [[sauce]]<ref name="stldispatch">{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/finding-comfort-in-chili/article_76be2b06-4a61-5019-87df-506706bd2aa5.html |title=Finding comfort in chili |last1=Neman |first1=Daniel |date=January 21, 2015 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614184842/http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/finding-comfort-in-chili/article_76be2b06-4a61-5019-87df-506706bd2aa5.html |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=June 9, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> for spaghetti or hot dogs, and is very seldom eaten by the bowl<ref name="conan">{{cite web |first1=Neal |last1=Conan |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4810218 |title=Talk of the Nation/Cincinnati Chili |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=August 22, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170944/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4810218 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="wvxu18">{{cite news |last1=Niesen |first1=Julie |title=Cincinnati Chili: A History |url=http://www.wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-chili-history#stream/0 |access-date=8 November 2018 |publisher=[[WVXU]] |date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224642/http://www.wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-chili-history#stream/0 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> as is typical with chili con carne. It is common for Cincinnatians to describe it starting with, "Well, it's not really chili&nbsp;..."<ref name="paste" /> ''Cincinnati Enquirer'' food editor Chuck Martin and ''[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]]'' dining editor Donna Covrett agree, "It is not chili."<ref name="cincimag09">{{cite web |last1=Covrett |first1=Donna |title=And Tom Said Let There Be Chili. And God Said, Don't Forget the Onions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yr0oJRuCKd8C&q=cincinnati+chili+%22inverted%22&pg=PA57 |website=Cincinnati Magazine |date=July 2009 |access-date=8 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="baltsun">{{cite web |first1=Scott |last1=Calvert |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-08-13/news/0208130027_1_cincinnati-chili-spaghetti-big-business |title=Hometown of the other chili |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=June 4, 2015 |date=August 13, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100059/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-08-13/news/0208130027_1_cincinnati-chili-spaghetti-big-business |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The 1991 edition of ''[[Joy of Cooking]]'' warns "skeptical or puzzled" readers, "We suggest you think of it as a Macedonian [[Bolognese sauce|Bolognese]] sauce instead."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Hutcherson|first=Aaron|date=6 February 2022|title=Cincinnati chili is a regional favorite worthy of a national stage|language=en-US|work=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/06/cincinnati-chili-recipe/|access-date=2022-02-08|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Rombauer|first=Irma S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1125948404|title=Joy of cooking|date=2019|others=Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott, John Norton, Anna Brones|isbn=978-1-5011-6971-7|edition=Revised and updated|location=New York|pages=502-503|oclc=1125948404}}</ref>
+The name "Cincinnati chili" is often confusing to those unfamiliar with it, because the term "chili" evokes the expectation of [[chili con carne]],<ref name="fodor"/><ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref name=boyer /> to which it "bears no resemblance".<ref name="chilination">{{cite book |title=Chili Nation |publisher=Broadway Books |last1=Stern |first1=Jane |last2=Stern |first2=Michael |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |year=1999 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/chilinationultim00ster/page/111 111] |isbn=0767902637 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/chilinationultim00ster/page/111}}</ref> Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced<ref name="boyer">{{cite web |first1=Mike |last1=Boyer |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/10/biz_chilifest.html |title=Cincinnati chili stakes its claim |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=September 10, 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728201811/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/10/biz_chilifest.html |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=citybeat070815>{{cite web |last1=Cross |first1=Danny |title=So You've Probably Heard of Cincinnati Chili But what is it and where should you eat it? |url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33127-so_you%E2%80%99ve_pr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710202710/http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33127-so_you%E2%80%99ve_pr.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |work=[[Cincinnati CityBeat]] |access-date=July 9, 2015 |date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> meat [[sauce]]<ref name="stldispatch">{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/finding-comfort-in-chili/article_76be2b06-4a61-5019-87df-506706bd2aa5.html |title=Finding comfort in chili |last1=Neman |first1=Daniel |date=January 21, 2015 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614184842/http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/finding-comfort-in-chili/article_76be2b06-4a61-5019-87df-506706bd2aa5.html |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=June 9, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> for spaghetti or hot dogs, and is very seldom eaten by the bowl<ref name="conan">{{cite web |first1=Neal |last1=Conan |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4810218 |title=Talk of the Nation/Cincinnati Chili |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |date=August 22, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170944/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4810218 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="wvxu18">{{cite news |last1=Niesen |first1=Julie |title=Cincinnati Chili: A History |url=http://www.wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-chili-history#stream/0 |access-date=8 November 2018 |publisher=[[WVXU]] |date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224642/http://www.wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-chili-history#stream/0 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> as is typical with chili con carne. It is common for Cincinnatians to describe it starting with, "Well, it's not really chili&nbsp;..."<ref name="paste" /> ''Cincinnati Enquirer'' food editor Chuck Martin and ''[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]]'' dining editor Donna Covrett agree, "It is not chili."<ref name="cincimag09">{{cite web |last1=Covrett |first1=Donna |title=And Tom Said Let There Be Chili. And God Said, Don't Forget the Onions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yr0oJRuCKd8C&q=cincinnati+chili+%22inverted%22&pg=PA57 |website=Cincinnati Magazine |date=July 2009 |access-date=8 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="baltsun">{{cite web |first1=Scott |last1=Calvert |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/08/13/hometown-of-the-other-chili/ |title=Hometown of the other chili |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=June 4, 2015 |date=August 13, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100059/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-08-13/news/0208130027_1_cincinnati-chili-spaghetti-big-business |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The 1991 edition of ''[[Joy of Cooking]]'' warns "skeptical or puzzled" readers, "We suggest you think of it as a Macedonian [[Bolognese sauce|Bolognese]] sauce instead."<ref name="Hutcherson-2022">{{Cite news|last=Hutcherson|first=Aaron|date=6 February 2022|title=Cincinnati chili is a regional favorite worthy of a national stage|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/06/cincinnati-chili-recipe/|access-date=2022-02-08|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207020311/https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/06/cincinnati-chili-recipe/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Rombauer|first=Irma S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1125948404|title=Joy of cooking|date=2019|others=Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott, John Norton, Anna Brones|isbn=978-1-5011-6971-7|edition=Revised and updated|location=New York|pages=502–503|oclc=1125948404}}</ref>
 It is normally of a thin consistency,<ref name="citybeat070815" /> closer to a soup than a stew,<ref name="trib18" /> and contains no vegetables or chunks of meat. The flavors, consistency and serving method are more similar to Greek pasta sauces<ref name="citybeat070815" /> or the spiced meat sauces used to top hot dogs in [[Nick Tahou Hots|Rochester]] and other parts of [[Michigan hot dog|Upstate New York]], [[Hot wiener|Rhode Island]], and [[Coney Island hot dog|Michigan]] than they are to chili con carne.<ref name="woellert" />{{rp|10}}
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 Cincinnati chili is the area's "best known regional food" and according to Woellert is, along with [[goetta]] and [[mock turtle soup]], one of Cincinnati's "holy trinity" of local specialties.<ref name="wcpo1508">{{cite web |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/how-skyline-chili-became-a-cincinnati-icon |title=How Skyline Chili became a Cincinnati icon |publisher=[[WCPO-TV]] |date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2015 |last=Coleman |first=Brent |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829022545/http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/how-skyline-chili-became-a-cincinnati-icon |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Woellert|first=Dann|date=2014-08-03|title=Mocking the Turtle|url=https://dannwoellertthefoodetymologist.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/mocking-the-turtle/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-18|website=dannwoellertthefoodetymologist|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928105210/http://dannwoellertthefoodetymologist.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/mocking-the-turtle/ |archive-date=September 28, 2014 }}</ref> According to the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cincinnatians consume more than {{convert|2,000,000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of Cincinnati chili each year, topped by {{convert|850,000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of shredded cheddar cheese.<ref name="woellert">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyJYvgAACAAJ |title=The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili |last=Woellert |first=Dann |publisher=The History Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-60949-992-1 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{rp|10}} Overall industry revenues were $250 million in 2014.<ref name="wlwt15">{{cite web |first1=Eric |last1=Zarnitz |url=http://www.wlwt.com/news/wlwt-examines-cincinnati-style-chilis-history-on-national-chili-day/31506814 |title=WLWT examines Cincinnati style chili's history on National Chili Day |publisher=[[WLWT]] |access-date=June 4, 2015 |date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710201100/http://www.wlwt.com/news/wlwt-examines-cincinnati-style-chilis-history-on-national-chili-day/31506814 |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-[[Anthony Bourdain]] called it "the story of America on your plate".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Brianna |title=Anthony Bourdain, enemy of food snobbery, was a fan of Cincinnati chili |date=June 8, 2018 |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/anthony-bourdain-enemy-of-food-snobbery-was-a-fan-of-cincinnati-chili |publisher=WCPO |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234741/https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/anthony-bourdain-enemy-of-food-snobbery-was-a-fan-of-cincinnati-chili |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> National food critics [[Jane and Michael Stern]] wrote, "As connoisseurs of [[Blue-plate special|blue-plate food]], we consider Cincinnati chili one of America's quintessential meals"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6u0CAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |title=Cincinnati Chili: An Homage To Our Hometown Obsession |magazine=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]] |date=July 1999 |page=43 |issn=0746-8210 |first1=Michael |last1=Stern |first2=Jane |last2=Stern |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529113040/https://books.google.com/books?id=6u0CAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and "one of this nation's most distinctive [[List of regional dishes of the United States|regional plates of food]]".<ref name="polly" /><ref name="500things" />{{rp|247}} ''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' named it one of "15 Beloved Regional Dishes".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/food-republic/famous-us-regional-dishes_b_1016186.html |title=15 Beloved Regional Dishes |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=July 12, 2015 |date=October 20, 2011 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225201/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/food-republic/famous-us-regional-dishes_b_1016186.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2000, [[Camp Washington Chili]] won a [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Foundation America's Classics Award]].<ref name="usatoday150830">{{cite web |url=http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/food/2015/08/30/american-food-capitals/71278088/ |title=America's famous food capitals |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=August 30, 2015 |access-date=September 5, 2015 |last=Huguelet |first=Cate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060211/http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/food/2015/08/30/american-food-capitals/71278088/ |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=james_beard_awards_americas_classics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601082439/http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=james_beard_awards_americas_classics |title=James Beard Foundation America's Classics Award Winners |archive-date=2008-06-01 |url-status=dead |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[James Beard Foundation]] |access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'' named Camp Washington Chili as one of "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America".<ref>{{cite web |first1=Marina |last1=Koren |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-20-most-iconic-food-destinations-across-america-24768503/?no-ist |title=The 20 Most Iconic Food Destinations Across America |magazine=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=June 9, 2015 |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619054404/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-20-most-iconic-food-destinations-across-america-24768503/?no-ist |archive-date=June 19, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> John McIntyre, writing in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', called it "the most perfect of fast foods", and opined that "if the Greeks who invented it nearly a century ago had called it something other than chili, the [chili] essentialists would be able to enjoy it."<ref name="baltsun0715">{{cite web |first1=John |last1=McIntyre |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/language-blog/bal-chili-and-essentialism-20150715-story.html |title=Chili and Essentialism |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=July 17, 2015 |date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721200445/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/language-blog/bal-chili-and-essentialism-20150715-story.html |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Thrillist]]'' named it "the one food you must eat in Ohio".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/the-best-thing-to-eat-in-every-state?share=c |title=THE ONE MUST-EAT FOOD IN EVERY STATE |website=Thrillist |date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |last=Gentile |first=Dan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120174654/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/the-best-thing-to-eat-in-every-state?share=c |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2022 the ''Washington Post'' called it "a regional favorite worthy of a national stage".<ref name=":0" /> [[Fran Lebowitz|Fran Leibowitz]] said "The main thing I remember about Cincinnati was a fantastic dish that was spaghetti and chili." When asked to confirm that the famously curmudgeonly Fran Leibowitz liked Cincinnati chili, she answered, "Oh, yes. Why isn’t that catching on around the country?”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyman |first=David |title=Fran Lebowitz weighs in on Cincinnati chili … and just about everything else |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/07/fran-lebowitz-weighs-cincinnati-chili-before-show-aronoff/9460702002/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Enquirer |language=en-US}}</ref>
+[[Anthony Bourdain]] called it "the story of America on your plate".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Brianna |title=Anthony Bourdain, enemy of food snobbery, was a fan of Cincinnati chili |date=June 8, 2018 |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/anthony-bourdain-enemy-of-food-snobbery-was-a-fan-of-cincinnati-chili |publisher=WCPO |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234741/https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/anthony-bourdain-enemy-of-food-snobbery-was-a-fan-of-cincinnati-chili |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> National food critics [[Jane and Michael Stern]] wrote, "As connoisseurs of [[Blue-plate special|blue-plate food]], we consider Cincinnati chili one of America's quintessential meals"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6u0CAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |title=Cincinnati Chili: An Homage To Our Hometown Obsession |magazine=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]] |date=July 1999 |page=43 |issn=0746-8210 |first1=Michael |last1=Stern |first2=Jane |last2=Stern |name-list-style=amp |author-link1=Jane and Michael Stern |author-link2=Jane and Michael Stern |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529113040/https://books.google.com/books?id=6u0CAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and "one of this nation's most distinctive [[List of regional dishes of the United States|regional plates of food]]".<ref name="polly" /><ref name="500things" />{{rp|247}} Writer and public speaker [[Fran Lebowitz]] said "The main thing I remember about Cincinnati was a fantastic dish that was spaghetti and chili." When asked to confirm that the famously curmudgeonly Fran Lebowitz liked Cincinnati chili, she answered, "Oh, yes. Why isn’t that catching on around the country?”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyman |first=David |title=Fran Lebowitz weighs in on Cincinnati chili … and just about everything else |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/07/fran-lebowitz-weighs-cincinnati-chili-before-show-aronoff/9460702002/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Enquirer |language=en-US |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017162158/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/07/fran-lebowitz-weighs-cincinnati-chili-before-show-aronoff/9460702002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-''[[Vox Media#Eater|Eater]]'' called it "America's most controversial plate of pasta".<ref name="eater1806">{{cite web |title=America's Most Controversial Plate of Pasta |url=https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |website=Eater |date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021232/https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is common for those unfamiliar with it and expecting chili con carne to "scorn it"<ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/dl-stewart-web-exclusive-dont-like-cincinnati-chil/nn98Q/ |title=Don't like Cincinnati chili? You 'must' |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |last=Stewart |first=D.L. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101001732/http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/dl-stewart-web-exclusive-dont-like-cincinnati-chil/nn98Q/ |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> as a poor example of chili.<ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref name=citybeat070815 /><ref name="ddn101813">{{cite news |first1=Amelia |last1=Robinson |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/dining/skyline-chili-ranked-worst-in-nation-called-abomin/nbRX5/ |title=Skyline Chili ranked worst in nation, called 'abominable garbage-gravy' |newspaper=Dayton Daily News |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021141212/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/dining/skyline-chili-ranked-worst-in-nation-called-abomin/nbRX5/ |date=October 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hchron151002">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressnews.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/The-polarizing-and-incendiary-politics-of-chili-6535629.php |title=The polarizing and incendiary politics of chili |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |last=Morago |first=Greg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003003808/http://www.expressnews.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/The-polarizing-and-incendiary-politics-of-chili-6535629.php |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> A 2013 piece published by the sports and culture website ''[[Deadspin]]'' went so far as to call it "horrifying diarrhea sludge".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024 |title=The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped |first=Albert |last=Burneko |publisher=Deadspin |date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428231005/http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2021, during broadcast of a Cincinnati Reds–New York Mets game, Mets announcer [[Gary Cohen]] showed a video of the preparation of a five-way, advising, "try it once, and you'll never eat it again."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Sarah|date=2021-07-20|title=Mets commentator dunks on maligned Cincinnati chili: 'Try it once, and you'll never eat it again'|url=https://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/mets-commentator-dunks-on-maligned-cincinnati-chili-try-it-once-and-youll-never-eat-it-again|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=WCPO|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180151/https://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/mets-commentator-dunks-on-maligned-cincinnati-chili-try-it-once-and-youll-never-eat-it-again |archive-date=July 20, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karpen|first=Elizabeth|date=2021-07-20|title=Mets announcer Gary Cohen torches 'disgusting' Skyline Chili during broadcast|url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/20/mets-announcer-gary-cohen-torches-disgusting-skyline-chili/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rivera|first=Joe|date=July 20, 2021|title=Mets broadcaster sparks debate on 'disgusting' Skyline Chili: 'This is supposed to be food you eat'|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mets-gary-cohen-skyline-chili/r8bmjcd5r5o71mv95r7ekratv|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.sportingnews.com|language=en}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' in 2017 described one chain's version of Cincinnati chili as "a gummy nest of thin noodles, which were covered by a watery chili, which was in turn covered by rubbery orange confetti that bore a passing resemblance to cheese".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruni|first=Frank|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305110406/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/dining/24note.html|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/dining/24note.html|title=Life in the Fast-Food Lane|work= The New York Times|date=March 5, 2017}}</ref>
+''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' named it one of "15 Beloved Regional Dishes".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/food-republic/famous-us-regional-dishes_b_1016186.html |title=15 Beloved Regional Dishes |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=July 12, 2015 |date=October 20, 2011 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225201/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/food-republic/famous-us-regional-dishes_b_1016186.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2000, [[Camp Washington Chili]] won a [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Foundation America's Classics Award]].<ref name="usatoday150830">{{cite web |url=http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/food/2015/08/30/american-food-capitals/71278088/ |title=America's famous food capitals |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=August 30, 2015 |access-date=September 5, 2015 |last=Huguelet |first=Cate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060211/http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/food/2015/08/30/american-food-capitals/71278088/ |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=james_beard_awards_americas_classics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601082439/http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=james_beard_awards_americas_classics |title=James Beard Foundation America's Classics Award Winners |archive-date=2008-06-01 |url-status=dead |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[James Beard Foundation]] |access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'' named Camp Washington Chili as one of "20 Most Iconic Food Destinations in America".<ref>{{cite web |first1=Marina |last1=Koren |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-20-most-iconic-food-destinations-across-america-24768503/?no-ist |title=The 20 Most Iconic Food Destinations Across America |magazine=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=June 9, 2015 |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619054404/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-20-most-iconic-food-destinations-across-america-24768503/?no-ist |archive-date=June 19, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> John McIntyre, writing in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', called it "the most perfect of fast foods", and opined that "if the Greeks who invented it nearly a century ago had called it something other than chili, the [chili] essentialists would be able to enjoy it."<ref name="baltsun0715">{{cite web |first1=John |last1=McIntyre |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/language-blog/bal-chili-and-essentialism-20150715-story.html |title=Chili and Essentialism |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=July 17, 2015 |date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721200445/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/language-blog/bal-chili-and-essentialism-20150715-story.html |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Thrillist]]'' named it "the one food you must eat in Ohio".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/the-best-thing-to-eat-in-every-state?share=c |title=THE ONE MUST-EAT FOOD IN EVERY STATE |website=Thrillist |date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |last=Gentile |first=Dan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120174654/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/the-best-thing-to-eat-in-every-state?share=c |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2022 the ''Washington Post'' called it "a regional favorite worthy of a national stage".<ref name="Hutcherson-2022" />
+''[[Vox Media#Eater|Eater]]'' called it "America's most controversial plate of pasta".<ref name="eater1806">{{cite web |title=America's Most Controversial Plate of Pasta |url=https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |website=Eater |date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021232/https://www.eater.com/video/2017/6/6/15742534/cincinnati-chili-what-is-it-snack-break-video |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is common for those unfamiliar with it and expecting chili con carne to "scorn it"<ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/dl-stewart-web-exclusive-dont-like-cincinnati-chil/nn98Q/ |title=Don't like Cincinnati chili? You 'must' |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |last=Stewart |first=D.L. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101001732/http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/dl-stewart-web-exclusive-dont-like-cincinnati-chil/nn98Q/ |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> as a poor example of chili.<ref name=baltsun0715 /><ref name=citybeat070815 /><ref name="ddn101813">{{cite news |first1=Amelia |last1=Robinson |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/dining/skyline-chili-ranked-worst-in-nation-called-abomin/nbRX5/ |title=Skyline Chili ranked worst in nation, called 'abominable garbage-gravy' |newspaper=Dayton Daily News |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021141212/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/dining/skyline-chili-ranked-worst-in-nation-called-abomin/nbRX5/ |date=October 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hchron151002">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressnews.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/The-polarizing-and-incendiary-politics-of-chili-6535629.php |title=The polarizing and incendiary politics of chili |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |last=Morago |first=Greg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003003808/http://www.expressnews.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/The-polarizing-and-incendiary-politics-of-chili-6535629.php |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> A 2013 piece published by the sports and culture website ''[[Deadspin]]'' went so far as to call it "horrifying diarrhea sludge".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024 |title=The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped |first=Albert |last=Burneko |publisher=Deadspin |date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428231005/http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2021, during broadcast of a Cincinnati Reds–New York Mets game, Mets announcer [[Gary Cohen]] showed a video of the preparation of a five-way, advising, "try it once, and you'll never eat it again."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Sarah|date=2021-07-20|title=Mets commentator dunks on maligned Cincinnati chili: 'Try it once, and you'll never eat it again'|url=https://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/mets-commentator-dunks-on-maligned-cincinnati-chili-try-it-once-and-youll-never-eat-it-again|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=WCPO|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180151/https://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/mets-commentator-dunks-on-maligned-cincinnati-chili-try-it-once-and-youll-never-eat-it-again |archive-date=July 20, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karpen|first=Elizabeth|date=2021-07-20|title=Mets announcer Gary Cohen torches 'disgusting' Skyline Chili during broadcast|url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/20/mets-announcer-gary-cohen-torches-disgusting-skyline-chili/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=New York Post|language=en-US|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721180916/https://nypost.com/2021/07/20/mets-announcer-gary-cohen-torches-disgusting-skyline-chili/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rivera|first=Joe|date=July 20, 2021|title=Mets broadcaster sparks debate on 'disgusting' Skyline Chili: 'This is supposed to be food you eat'|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mets-gary-cohen-skyline-chili/r8bmjcd5r5o71mv95r7ekratv|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.sportingnews.com|language=en|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721180914/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mets-gary-cohen-skyline-chili/r8bmjcd5r5o71mv95r7ekratv|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' in 2017 described one chain's version of Cincinnati chili as "a gummy nest of thin noodles, which were covered by a watery chili, which was in turn covered by rubbery orange confetti that bore a passing resemblance to cheese".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruni|first=Frank|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305110406/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/dining/24note.html|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/dining/24note.html|title=Life in the Fast-Food Lane|work= The New York Times|date=March 5, 2017}}</ref>
 ==In popular culture==
-Blues musician [[Lonnie Mack]], who was born and raised just outside Cincinnati, released a guitar instrumental called "Camp Washington Chili" on his 1986 album ''Second Sight''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wvxu.org/post/lonnie-mack-special-re-broadcast |title=Lonnie Mack special re-broadcast |last=Hay |first=Lee |website=www.wvxu.org |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Washington Chili |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QVW2F4?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 |website=Amazon.com |access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>
+Blues musician [[Lonnie Mack]], who was born and raised just outside Cincinnati, released a guitar instrumental called "Camp Washington Chili" on his 1986 album ''Second Sight''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wvxu.org/post/lonnie-mack-special-re-broadcast |title=Lonnie Mack special re-broadcast |last=Hay |first=Lee |website=www.wvxu.org |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802140207/https://www.wvxu.org/post/lonnie-mack-special-re-broadcast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Washington Chili |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QVW2F4?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 |website=Amazon.com |access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>
-Country music duo [[Big & Rich]] sang about flying through Cincinnati and grabbing a bowl of Skyline chili in their song "Comin' to Your City" on [[Comin' to Your City|the 2005 album of the same name]].<ref name="bigrich">{{cite web |url=http://www.countrynoise.net/big-rich/comin-to-your-city/comin-to-your-city/ |title=Comin' to Your City |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408123500/http://www.countrynoise.net/big-rich/comin-to-your-city/comin-to-your-city/ |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+Country music duo [[Big & Rich]] sang about flying through Cincinnati and grabbing a bowl of Skyline chili in their song "[[Comin' to Your City (song)|Comin' to Your City]]" on [[Comin' to Your City|the 2005 album of the same name]].<ref name="bigrich">{{cite web |url=http://www.countrynoise.net/big-rich/comin-to-your-city/comin-to-your-city/ |title=Comin' to Your City |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408123500/http://www.countrynoise.net/big-rich/comin-to-your-city/comin-to-your-city/ |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 Cincinnati chili is used allegorically as a symbol for vapid social interaction and social disconnection in the 2015 animated film ''[[Anomalisa]]'', as the main character when on a business trip to Cincinnati is exhorted in multiple banal encounters to try the local specialty.<ref name="wpost1601">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/anomalisa-contemplates-desire-love-and-loneliness-by-way-of-puppets/2016/01/07/36df7140-aff1-11e5-9ab0-884d1cc4b33e_story.html |title='Anomalisa' contemplates desire, love and loneliness, by way of puppets |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 7, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2016 |author=Hornaday, Ann |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113155509/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/anomalisa-contemplates-desire-love-and-loneliness-by-way-of-puppets/2016/01/07/36df7140-aff1-11e5-9ab0-884d1cc4b33e_story.html |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-During the [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2022 NFL postseason]], Cincinnati [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Bengals]] fans [[Shotgunning|shotgunned]] cans of chili for luck or took [[Shooter (drink)|shots]] of chili in honor of kicker [[Evan McPherson]], whose nickname is "shooter".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pomranz|first=Mike|date=8 February 2022|title=Cincinnati Bengals Fans Are Chugging Cans of Chili to Celebrate the Super Bowl|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cincinnati-bengals-fans-shotgun-skyline-chili|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Food & Wine]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Sean M.|date=February 4, 2022|title=Bengals Fans Won't Stop Chugging Cans of Skyline Chili|url=https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/bengals-fans-wont-stop-chugging-cans-of-skyline-chili-12591682|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Cincinnati CityBeat]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chugging Skyline chili? Cincinnati fans celebrate Bengals Super Bowl appearance|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chugging-skyline-chili-cincinnati-fans-234823807.html|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Yahoo News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Shotgunning cans of chili to celebrate or for luck in sporting events dates back to at least 2018, when a [[Cincinnati Reds]] fan used it to celebrate a trade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Alex|date=December 28, 2018|title=Reds fan shotguns Skyline Chili because of Homer Bailey trade|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2018/12/28/Reds-fan-shotguns-Skyline-Chili-because-of-Homer-Bailey-trade/5941546024176/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=UPI|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Berg|first=Ted|date=2019-01-10|title=Reds fan chugs chili in provocative indictment of the human condition|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/reds-fan-chugs-chili-mlb|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
+During the [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2022 NFL postseason]], Cincinnati [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Bengals]] fans [[Shotgunning|shotgunned]] cans of chili for luck or took [[Shooter (drink)|shots]] of chili in honor of kicker [[Evan McPherson]], whose nickname is "shooter".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pomranz|first=Mike|date=8 February 2022|title=Cincinnati Bengals Fans Are Chugging Cans of Chili to Celebrate the Super Bowl|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cincinnati-bengals-fans-shotgun-skyline-chili|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Food & Wine]]|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209174818/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cincinnati-bengals-fans-shotgun-skyline-chili|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Sean M.|date=February 4, 2022|title=Bengals Fans Won't Stop Chugging Cans of Skyline Chili|url=https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/bengals-fans-wont-stop-chugging-cans-of-skyline-chili-12591682|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Cincinnati CityBeat]]|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209175339/https://www.citybeat.com/food-drink/bengals-fans-wont-stop-chugging-cans-of-skyline-chili-12591682|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chugging Skyline chili? Cincinnati fans celebrate Bengals Super Bowl appearance|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chugging-skyline-chili-cincinnati-fans-234823807.html|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[Yahoo News]]|date=January 31, 2022|language=en-US|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209180619/https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chugging-skyline-chili-cincinnati-fans-234823807.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shotgunning cans of chili to celebrate or for luck in sporting events dates back to at least 2018, when a [[Cincinnati Reds]] fan used it to celebrate a trade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Alex|date=December 28, 2018|title=Reds fan shotguns Skyline Chili because of Homer Bailey trade|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2018/12/28/Reds-fan-shotguns-Skyline-Chili-because-of-Homer-Bailey-trade/5941546024176/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=UPI|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209180612/https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2018/12/28/Reds-fan-shotguns-Skyline-Chili-because-of-Homer-Bailey-trade/5941546024176/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Berg|first=Ted|date=2019-01-10|title=Reds fan chugs chili in provocative indictment of the human condition|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/reds-fan-chugs-chili-mlb|access-date=2022-02-09|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209180611/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/reds-fan-chugs-chili-mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Similar dishes ==
 * [[Chili dog]], the generic term for a hot dog topped with meat sauce<ref name="coneydetroit">{{cite book |title=Coney Detroit |publisher=Painted Turtle |last1=Grimm |first1=Joe |last2=Yung |first2=Katherine |name-list-style=amp |year=2012 |isbn=978-0814335185 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 * [[Chili John's]], founded in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], by a Lithuanian immigrant, offers "Green Bay chili", a dish similar to a five-way created in 1913<ref name="500things" />{{rp|245}}
-* [[Chili mac]], which tops pasta with [[chili con carne]] rather than Cincinnati chili<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|page=32}}
+* [[Chili mac]], which tops pasta with [[chili con carne]] rather than Cincinnati chili<ref name="Lloyd-1981" />{{Rp|page=32}}
 * [[Coney Island hot dog]], a dish similar to a coney developed by Greek-Macedonian immigrants, apparently independently, across the Midwest<ref name="coneydetroit" />
 ==See also==
-{{portal|Food}}
+{{portal|Ohio|Food}}
 * [[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States]]
 * [[List of regional dishes of the United States]]
 * [[Filipino spaghetti]], another example of a fusion-cuisine spaghetti dish
 * [[Barbecue spaghetti]], another fusion-cuisine spaghetti dish
+* [[Haitian spaghetti]], another fusion-cuisine spaghetti dish
 ==References==
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 {{#related: Buffalo wing}}
+[[Category:American pasta dishes]]
 [[Category:Cuisine of Cincinnati]]
 [[Category:Greek-American cuisine]]
+[[Category:Ground meat]]
+[[Category:Hot dogs]]
 [[Category:Macedonian American history]]
 [[Category:Meat-based sauces]]
 [[Category:Spaghetti dishes]]
-[[Category:Hot dogs]]
-[[Category:Ground meat]]
 [[Category:Tomato sauces]]

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