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Article: As with other cults, chiliheads tend to be a bit fanatical. (includes recipes)
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- March 1, 1988
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As with other cults, chiliheads tend to be a bit fanatical Regional food specialties give rise to a kind of fanaticism based on the concept of a supreme barbecue sauce, chowder, or chili recipe. As with cults, the disciples tend toward heretical opinions and sectarianism.
Some chili fanciers (known in their own vernacular as chiliheads) blanch at the thought of beans in the bowl; others groan at the prospect of ground (as opposed to cubed) beef. Some curl their lips at the suggestion of using prepared chili powder, just as clam chowder purists (chowderheads, to some) vehemently reject the idea of celery in Boston chowder.
Chefs of the West, on the other ...