I would be remiss, as it's local to me, if I failed to mention cheese coneys by Skyline and Gold Star chili parlors, featuring (of course) Cincinnati-style chili.
Cincy-style chili...you'd either kill your own mother to eat, or to not have to eat it. Also developed by Greek immigrants, it's flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and clove, along with the more expected chili spices. Some recipes also call for a bit of chocolate.
You've never smelled anything quite like Cincy-style chili. Take that whichever way you want.
Besides going on a hot dog (with finely shredded cheddar cheese, mustard, and onions), it's also meant as a spaghetti topper. You'd never order or eat a bowl of Cincy-style chili.
If you go the spaghetti route, it's fun to order, as it's order in ways, meaning if you want chili and spaghetti, that's a two-way, and chili, spaghetti, and cheese is a three-way (and probably the most popular way), on up to a five-way. It's a lot of fun when you have out-of-town guests and can ask them, "Bill and I were thinking of a three-way...want to join us?"
Another little peculiarity - when you sit down at any chili parlor in Cincy, you'll immediately be given a little bowl of oyster crackers, and there's always hot sauce on the table. If you want to be a local, you'll take an oyster cracker, put a drop of hot sauce on it, and eat that as an appetizer while you're waiting on your food.
Cincy-style chili...you'd either kill your own mother to eat, or to not have to eat it. Also developed by Greek immigrants, it's flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and clove, along with the more expected chili spices. Some recipes also call for a bit of chocolate.
You've never smelled anything quite like Cincy-style chili. Take that whichever way you want.
Besides going on a hot dog (with finely shredded cheddar cheese, mustard, and onions), it's also meant as a spaghetti topper. You'd never order or eat a bowl of Cincy-style chili.
If you go the spaghetti route, it's fun to order, as it's order in ways, meaning if you want chili and spaghetti, that's a two-way, and chili, spaghetti, and cheese is a three-way (and probably the most popular way), on up to a five-way. It's a lot of fun when you have out-of-town guests and can ask them, "Bill and I were thinking of a three-way...want to join us?"
Another little peculiarity - when you sit down at any chili parlor in Cincy, you'll immediately be given a little bowl of oyster crackers, and there's always hot sauce on the table. If you want to be a local, you'll take an oyster cracker, put a drop of hot sauce on it, and eat that as an appetizer while you're waiting on your food.
