Chili con carne

My hubby and I have a similar debate...and he won, he's correct. I make my chili with hamburger. He does his with steak. He says his is Chili con Carne, I said mine was. He is correct. Chili con Carne is chili with steak meat in it as opposed to hamburger or ground meat. Carne is the spanish/mexican word for steak. I hope this helps.

Chili con carne means very literally "Chili with Meat". Chili sin Fideos would be chili without noodles.:) Also, carne means beef meat so technically, it still could be hamburger in some translations.

You are right. Everyone knows that!! Your boss needs to brush up her on Spanish LOL. MMM...chili sounds so good right now:)

chili-con-carne means ground or cubed beef cooked with chilis or shili powder and,usually with red or kidney beans and tomatoes....hope this helps

We always had noodles with our chili at my house, but many people I know think that is weird and have never tried it... I like it but don't think it's the normal way to eat chili.

I didn't know what chili con carne meant, but the steak vs. hamburger thing makes sense.