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Offline franksolich

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primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« on: February 03, 2013, 11:48:37 AM »
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Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:18 PM

Mushrooms in chili

A couple of years ago I attended a Super Bowl party at which the host served chili with mushrooms in it. The chili was the basic tomato juice-based type with ground beef and kidney beans, and the mushrooms were canned morels - nothing exotic about them. Mind you, I am not a 'foodie,' and it didn't turn my stomach or anything, but there's just something about mushrooms in chili that seems...wrong.
 
I'm interested in hearing thoughts from others about a dish that, to me, seems like an epic mismatch where ingredients are concerned.

Nope, nope, nope.

franksolich is generally accepting of most things, but when it comes to chili, no onions, no peppers, no tomatoes (tomato sauce and tomato paste is okay though), no dead fish, no mushrooms.

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mopinko (39,368 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:24 PM

1. dh loves mushrooms, is lukewarm about chili, but when i suggested mushrooms in the chili, his hair caught on fire.

it does seem odd to me, but i might do it if i had some mushrooms that needed to get used. except for afore mentioned dh.

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Angry Dragon (23,056 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:25 PM

2. I have never had them in chili

Trust me, you don't want them either.

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HappyMe (8,699 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:25 PM

3. Yeah, that's an epic mismatch.

Doesn't seem appetizing at all.

Uh huh.  It's about as appetizing as putting raw tomatoes, peppers, onions, or dead fish in it.

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Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:40 PM

6. It was edible   

but, then again, I'm like Mikey from the old Life cereal commercial; I eat everything.

<<<not like Mikey.

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d_r (2,413 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:36 PM

4. you might could come up with a chil-like thing with portobellos but just putting mushrooms in chili is wrong, imho. But I like tofu in chili playing the role of the beans, and I like chili made out of crawfish and shrimp, so I'm probably not qualified to make a comment.

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Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts)    Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:39 PM

5. I like tofu in chili and the crustaceans sound tasty as well, although I may be imagining something more akin to gumbo than chili.

Tofu?
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 11:59:30 AM »
Yuk....I love mushrooms, but in chili just does not sound right. 
 
I'm good with the onions and peppers though.  :-)



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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 12:04:10 PM »
This is one of the few times I've been in agreement with coach on a food topic.

I do use diced tomatoes, but they cook down to almost nothing.

I'm a little surprised, though, that there's no mention of topping the bowl of chili with a pint of sour cream.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 12:11:44 PM »
Ok... I think, and have been told, I make some darn good Chili.

I use:

Bell Peppers
Onions
Diced toms
Crushed Toms
Tomato sauce
Beef
3 different types of beans
Seasonings.

But mushrooms?  No...
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 12:15:47 PM »
That sounds awful.

I hate mushrooms as much as franksolich dislikes onions.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 02:47:56 PM »
I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2013, 03:19:28 PM »
Quote from: Aristotelian on February 03, 2013, 02:47:56 PM
I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.

That could get you shot in TX. beans are bad enough.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2013, 03:20:55 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on February 03, 2013, 03:19:28 PM
That could get you shot in TX. beans are bad enough.

I always knew Texas was a great state.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2013, 03:32:56 PM »
I prefer mushrooms on pizza, but never chili.

Veggies belong in chili too. Its ok to have onions, beans, peppers, and beans.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2013, 07:49:13 PM »
Quote from: Aristotelian on February 03, 2013, 02:47:56 PM
I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.

I'm with you on this.  :puke:
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2013, 08:23:13 PM »
Mushrooms...in chili...canned...morels...?

So horribly wrong on so many levels.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2013, 08:26:01 PM »
Revolting.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2013, 08:30:05 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 03, 2013, 12:15:47 PM
That sounds awful.

I hate mushrooms as much as franksolich dislikes onions.

I too, hate mushrooms.  Nasty, vile things. 

You should write a country music song about mushrooms.   :fuelfire:
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2013, 08:40:31 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on February 03, 2013, 08:30:05 PM
I too, hate mushrooms.  Nasty, vile things.

I love mushrooms.

I also love olives and artichoke hearts.

None of them belong in chili.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2013, 08:42:34 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 03, 2013, 08:40:31 PM
I love mushrooms.

I also love olives and artichoke hearts.

None of them belong in chili.

I'm with you on the artichoke hearts and olives. 

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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2013, 09:22:15 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 03, 2013, 08:40:31 PM
I love mushrooms.

I also love olives and artichoke hearts.

None of them belong in chili.

Agreed!
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2013, 07:45:50 AM »
I've never even heard of Morels coming in a can or jar. Most people I know fry Morels.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2013, 07:54:00 AM »
Maybe dummie is confusing spaghetti sauce and chili.

Mushrooms go in spaghetti sauce. Not chili.

Beans do not go in chili. or anything else for that matter.....
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2013, 08:09:16 AM »
If I was a guest in someone's home, minding my manners, and they had made the unfortunate mistake of putting mushrooms in chili, I suppose I could choke it down.  But tofu?  No way in hell.  Watch the DUmmies put peas in the chili next. 
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2013, 08:55:10 AM »
Quote from: Karin on February 04, 2013, 08:09:16 AM
If I was a guest in someone's home, minding my manners, and they had made the unfortunate mistake of putting mushrooms in chili, I suppose I could choke it down.  But tofu?  No way in hell.  Watch the DUmmies put peas in the chili next. 

North Carolina I had chili with corn added.  Now this was in a  place off the tar road and people came from miles around to eat that Chili.   What ever was in season went into the pot, didn't matter what came from the fields in it went. [ did I mention this was a well known Biker Bar ] ?

Good hardy eaten, WTF these people were not from Texas and just wanted to fill up their belly as they had another 200 miles to go, in all weather, it was the spices that kept them stopping in on a round trip.

One can make Chili out of anything, any kind of meat and throw in darn near anything as long as there is the chili spices.  Texas chili is of one kind but the rest of the nation has taken the original Texas chili and thrown in  what is available to them,  as long as you have the spices, even adding carrots and radishes, it is CHILI.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #20 on: February 04, 2013, 10:31:19 AM »
Quote from: vesta111 on February 04, 2013, 08:55:10 AM
North Carolina I had chili with corn added.  Now this was in a  place off the tar road and people came from miles around to eat that Chili.   What ever was in season went into the pot, didn't matter what came from the fields in it went. [ did I mention this was a well known Biker Bar ] ?

Good hardy eaten, WTF these people were not from Texas and just wanted to fill up their belly as they had another 200 miles to go, in all weather, it was the spices that kept them stopping in on a round trip.

One can make Chili out of anything, any kind of meat and throw in darn near anything as long as there is the chili spices.  Texas chili is of one kind but the rest of the nation has taken the original Texas chili and thrown in  what is available to them,  as long as you have the spices, even adding carrots and radishes, it is CHILI.

You must have had chili con corny.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2013, 10:39:53 AM »
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2013, 10:46:29 AM »
I'm famous for my meatless mushroom-artichoke-olive chili with anchovies and capers.  Ummmm.
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2013, 10:53:43 AM »
Quote from: debk on February 04, 2013, 07:54:00 AM
Maybe dummie is confusing spaghetti sauce and chili.

Mushrooms go in spaghetti sauce. Not chili.

Beans do not go in chili. or anything else for that matter.....

Chili without beans is called a sloppy joe with no bun.  :fuelfire:
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Re: primitives discuss mushrooms in chili
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2013, 10:54:45 AM »
Yes, but do you put radishes and carrots in it? 
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