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• nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  According to google (and since the name implies it as well I’m inclined to believe it) it’s actually a chili pepper based stew. With or without meat. Tomatoes and beans are common ingredients, but not part of the base.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sure, but what does that even mean? Because you start with your onion and garlic and build it from there. So in that sense the onion and garlic are the base.

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    • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re confusing the ingredient list with the cooking order. Chili is a chili based recipe because that’s the main ingredient, the ingredient that needs to be there, on top of which you can add other stuff.

      Those are just used as aromatics, they’re not a main ingredient . You can replace them with other stuff or just omit them altogether and you’d still get a Chili. But if you replace the chili, then you just get a stew, can’t really call it chili anymore.

      Take beef bourguignon, for example. It’s a stew as well but its main ingredients, or base, if you will, are the beef and the red wine.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ah okay, thanks for the explanation.

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• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You start adding chocolate and you’re going into mole territory though

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  • Lurker@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Chocolate has been in my family’s secret chilli recipe for generations. If your chilli tastes sweet or chocolaty you messed up. The current generation uses a spiced mexican grandma chocolate. It balances the acidity out and helps everything harmonize.

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  • frezik@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not supposed to be sweet chocolate. It’s coco without the milk and sugar, and it will make almost any chili taste better.

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    • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah I know. But mole is cocoa based. So it’s like a mix

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• iheartneopets@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know the Japanese will dead ass put apple and raisins in some variations of their curry. Apple is pretty good, adds a sweetness that isn’t overbearing. Raisins, though I will never understand.

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  • ThoGot@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Never tried raisins, but I imagine it could be pretty tasty if well done.

    There are a lot of dishes where you put dried fruit in otherwise savoury meals (I think especially middle eastern or like slavic Plov)

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    • iheartneopets@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, I’m sure its mostly fine, is just personal preference for me. I don’t like raisins at all. But I bet dried mango or something would be good

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  • hikaru755@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pineapple is very common in curries, the jump to apples and raisins isn’t that far tbh

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    • iheartneopets@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, for sure. Like I said, I like apples in it pretty well, and I’m sure raisins at mostly fine. I just don’t like raisins in any context lol.

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  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Danes will put apple in curry as well.

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    • superkret@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, but Danes will also put sugar in cheese.

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      • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What kinda bullshit is that? I’ve lived in the country my entire life, and I’ve never heard of that. Are you sure that you’re not thinking about that Norwegian brunost?

        I’ve just googled various kombinations of cheese with added sugar in Danish and I can’t find any references to this.

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• OfficeMonkey@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  … Bourbon??

  My universe has just expanded.

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  • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You ever had a brown sugar bourbon BBQ sauce?

    Same concept with chili.

    If you haven’t already had it, looks like I’ve added to your homework assignment!

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