Monday, August 29, 2011

Doing The Chile/Chili Spelling Dance

As we move into the height of chile roasting and chili-making season, the various spellings of chili and chile can drive a body nuts. This New York Times article from a few months ago sheds some light on the issue. It looks like the pepper itself is a chile and the soup is usually chili, except when the soup is made from genuine New Mexico chiles, when at least in New Mexico, the soup is also called chile. Got that?

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