THE QUESTION PROPOSED, BY ACTION COOKBOOK: There’s been a lot of talk - maybe, maybe too much talk - on Twitter the last 24 hours about the boundaries, norms and standards of Southern food, as spurred by this tweet:
There’s a lot of responses regarding the relative merits of grits, sweet tea, pecan pie and so forth. That’s not what we’re here to discuss. We’re here to re-open a debate as old as time, one that’s bedeviled scholars, food scientists, and the public since age immemorial.
[looks at cards] [looks at matt] [looks at cards] [pushes chips into pot] Cincinnati chili is a form of gumbo
— actioncookbook (@actioncookbook) January 23, 2019
That’s right, Is Cincinnati Chili a Form of Gumbo?