# Cincinnati Greek Chili **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 23, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-greek-chili/34219 "2000-09-23T01:02:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-greek-chili/34219/30 "2025-03-16T13:58:57Z")
Not sure why you needed to ca a posterf a “moron” on a post that a quarter of a century old, but I don’t find that particular statement about Cincinnati chili inaccurate, despite there being in fairly specific regional cuisine. “Coney sauce” or “hot dog sauce” are more evocative of what the stuff is versus “chili” which is largely understood to be something quite different. As for cocoa, it’s a common (mis)conception and included in many recipes incorrectly. I go into some research I did on it a few years ago: > [@Who likes chili mac / Skyline-style chili? Recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-chili-mac-skyline-style-chili-recipes/941842/21): > > There’s a number of snippets where it’s clear where the author is going: Johnny and Maria both strongly deny the presence of chocolate or cocoa in their recipe but do attest to about eighteen different spices in their blend. Many years ago, a food writer thought that he tasted chocolate and maybe even licorice in Cincinnati chili. In January 1981, the Cincinnati Enquirer posted a recipe for Cincinnati chili that included half an ounce of bitter chocolate It is possible that the sweetnes… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-greek-chili/34219)._