The Texanist
Offering Fine Advice Since 2007
3 comments
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009, 6:49 am
Burl says:
Chili with beans is not chili, it’s beans with meat sauce. I’m a Texan too, and we do not put beans in our chili. By the way, have you noticed that canned chili without beans costs more than the ones with them? Maybe because there’s actually meat in beanless chili, not cheap beans with red sauce. Don’t want to bring religion/sin into this, but it’s sure Anti-Texan in my book to desecrate your chili by adding beans to it.
Sunday, November 15th, 2009, 4:27 pm
Christopher says:
I had originally read your article in the magazine and was astonished when I read that it is of your opinion that beans are not allowed in chili. I am a Texan. I make Texas Chili. I make Texas Chili with beans. After i read your piece, i called everyone in my phone (appr. 113 people - all Texans) to find out if I was indeed the only Texan that put beans in my chili. To your dismay, I could not find one true Texan who opposed beans in their chili and most considered it an essential ingredient. I also recruited everyone on my facebook page with the exact same result. Not one of my friends have ever heard of chili without beans, except for the hot dog chili you buy in a can. In your response, you make is sound like a sin to put beans in chili. I say this to you, it is a sin not to. Thanks for listening. Christopher in Spring, TEXAS!!
Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 12:31 pm
Richard Martin says:
My youngest daughter has beena Texan since she was 4 years old and her mother and I raised her to be a Southern Lady. We taught her that ya’ll was both singular and plural. She had been married for about 12 years and we have noticed that she has taken up saying "You Guys" when "ya’ll" would be more appropriate. Her mother and I pray for her each night to see the error of her ways,but she still insists on saying "You Guys". We blame her husband for the misspeak but since he is a nice person and father of three perfect children, we don’t want to kick him out of the family. What would you suggest? We are desperate and are willing to try most anything.
Thank You
Richard M.
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