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I went to college in Cincinnati so it grew on me while I was there and I still eat it from time to time. I think it's good.

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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Love it. Try putting it on Mac and cheese with a little extra Cheddar thrown in. So good.

[–] GordieHowesThumb@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's an affront to everything good and holy in the world.

[–] snoopfrog@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, it was the one thing my wife and I were looking forward to as we passed through Ohio on a road trip to coastal NC. It was a massive letdown. I don't know how they ruined it so hard.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

If you expect Cincinnati chili to be anything like real chili, you're going to hate it. If you throw expectations out the window? It's pretty good.

[–] JamesCochran@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

I dislike the taste of cinnamon in chili.

[–] itchick2014@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

I despise it. I have nothing against people who do…it just doesn’t taste good to me.

[–] chicory@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not from Cincinnati but I think it's good. The spices are a cool spin on chili

[–] wicked82@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a big fan of chili since I'm vegetarian. But some of my friends that went to school down there will literally fight over who has better Chili Skyline or Gold Star... I find their heated discussions rather entertaining...

[–] Ohio_isnt_real@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember skyline having a vegetarian chili for a limited time. I remember it taking pretty close to the original recipe.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

They still have it.

[–] mook@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Weird. Like a sour patch version of chili

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's grown on me since I've moved here. I think some of the smaller chains and local places have better chili, but for satisfying a craving it's not bad.

No opinion on Skyline vs. Gold Star, either. I'll eat both.

I had a buddy who went to UC so we went down and had it at the original skyline. It's fine. I like my homemade version better.

[–] shua_too@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I thought it was perfectly fine. I've only been to Cincy twice, but I enjoyed a skyline chili dog each time. I thought it was a pretty cool city despite what everyone told me about it (primarily residents).

[–] WithMeDoctorWu@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's one of those things for me that breaks category, being so dissimilar to what I think of as chili. If I'm not evaluating it as chili, I like it. Great over spaghetti noodles with some raw chopped white onion.

[–] slestak989@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm ok with it. Grossed my son out on a road trip last year. I'm pretty much an omnivore.

[–] TheDaveAbides@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Visited Cincy with the family last year. We like to try the local foods, but I couldn't bring myself to try the chili. Which is funny, because I like my chili with macaroni noodles and some shredded cheese on top.