- A spicy dish with chili peppers, meat (usually beef), and often tomatoes and beans.
- Popularized during the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chigaco, 1893, at the San Antonio Chili Stand.
- Lt. Columbo’s favourite dish (with crackers).
- A specialty of San Antonio, Texas.
| chili con carne | 1893 |
| Columbo | San Antonio, Texas, USA |