Originally Posted by
Delta Hog
Can a restaurant just take a standard food label and slap it on something else? "Well, around here our cheeseburgers are served on white bread, and the only ingredients are peanut butter and jelly. Cheeseburger is just what we call it."
Any other experiences like this?
It's not illegal. They would be liable under civil law if they have breached their contract with you as the diner. You could just voice your concerns and almost everywhere would send something back. I'm not sure how this is threadworthy.
Originally Posted by
cubbie
We make it with both beef and beans in Illinois, and we spell it "chilli". I just mention that so the no-bean "chili" purists can think of it as a different dish if they prefer.
Real chili purists would stick to the old school way of preparation as a way of stabilizing beef without the use of refrigeration. That would include dried beef (not fresh), suet, dried chili pepper and salt. That all gets smashed together, formed in to cubes and dried. People using anything else including fresh meat, pepper, beer, herbs, spices, onion, vinegar, wine and those not using suet are NOT purists. That would encompass pretty much every pompous *** that claims to be such.
Chili like sandwiches, sausages, barbeque, etc, can mean different things for different people in different places. There's no need to look down on people who put a different spin on things.