Posted: 2/9/2005 10:02:22 AM EDT
Why do people in Ohio put Chili on pasta? 
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Because it tastes good. It takes a bit of getting used to. I lived in Cincy for about 2 years before I even tried it. It's not Tex-Mex chili and the sooner you understand that and stop expecting it to be the sooner you will like it. If you don't want it on spaghetti get a Coney. Also it's not really an "Ohio" thing is mostly just a Cincinnati thing. |
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The funny thing is, I was probably in college before I realized some people eat chilli without spaghetti. My mom always made more of a Texas style (whole hunks of meat, spicy, and no friggin beans [I heate beans]), but it was served on pasta. When I went to school in Michigan I went to a thing called a Coney Island (it was like a restaurant, only dirtier) and ordered Chilli and sat there wondering where the hell my spaghetti was. Dan |
We got one down here in Monnnnnnnnnnnnnnroe - Taylor-tucky south. 
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I bet you thought you were going to get a good price on a big meal, eh? LOL. And don't knock all Coney Islands, I like eating there.
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I would agree with gks452, what you need to understand is we use the same name for different things in Ohio, for example chilli can be like what you get in Texas or what you get at Skyline/Goldstar, however it is two totally seperate things. Kinda like a lot of BBQ places around (such as Burbanks if you are from the Cincy area) serve "cornbread", only if you have ever been anywhere else, one thing it isn't is what everybody else calls cornbread. It is more like a cake with corn in it. It is moist and sweet. I have seen some folks from KY order cornbread and then send it back demanding thart cornbread should be dry and definitly not sweet. |
That's called Cornpone. My grandmother was born and raised in Virginia and used to make it all the time. 
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Actually, southern conrbread can come with or without sugar added to make it sweet, but it's ALWAYS made with corn meal. Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas... |
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I wasn't knocking it, I usually ended up there 2-3 times a week (They had good pie), just the three we frequented seemed dirty...But then again it was usually 3:00am in Flint. In the fall we went to Frankenmuth and Dominoes for the lights, so I had to take my kids to the Coney Island at 3:00am for some pie. It is funny how regional some things are. When I first arrived in MI people kept asking me if I was going to the party store. Around here that is a place that sell Birthday card, Balloons, tableclothes and such. I was so confused as to why they would ask and I would always just look and say no. After about a month I figured out they meant the liquor store. |
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Skyline chili is completely different from Tex-Mex chili, uses different spices. It is very good when served classically. First layer is spaghetti, top that with a generous portion of Skyline chili, next add chopped onions (lots) and finally cover completely with cheddar cheese. A classic "four way", "five way" would add beans after onions. As a born and raised Southerner, very few recipes (foods) outside the South have done much for me, but this one is excellent. PS Skyline chili is available frozen in my Publix freezer. 
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I guess I never really thought about that. I imagine I would get some strange looks from people if I showed up in another state asking for the nearest party store. |
What types of spices? Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas... |
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If your ever in Kansas City, look up Dixons Chilli in Independence Mo. They have different chili topped items, pasta, tamales(my personal favorite) burgers, burritos, they even have tacos made with their chili meat. It's sometimes called Dixons Famous Chili because Harry S Truman liked to eat there. Edited because I cant spell burgers |
| I had never heard of skyline chili until I married this gal from Ohio. Four years later I am hooked and my in-laws have to send us about 20 packages of the spice every year so that i can "feed" my addiction. I went to a Reds game with my father in law and I just pigged out on conies (sp?). |