Munich Chili Cookoff 2004 - Chilli Competition

Every year in Munich there is a Chili cookoff. This is a competition to see who can cook the best and strongest chilli. Aswell as the chili contest, there are also live bands and other entertainments.

Last year (2003) the cookoff was hosted at Zic Zac and it'll be there again this year (2004).

Saturday 26th June 2004

See the short TT thread from the Munich Chili Cookoff 2003

...and the official homepage here: Munich Chili Cookoff

Amimeli gave me a teeny tiny flyer about this for June 26 this year, and I've lost it -- anyone know anything more about it?

I've still got mine at home somewhere, I will look for it tonight. I plan on making a batch for it...no mushrooms though

Hello everyone,

I am the organizer of what is now the 5th annual (I can't believe it myself) Chili Cookoff. The details for this year are as follows:

-Date: Saturday, June 26th
-Time: 13:00, but nobody shows up that early (be there by 14:00 if you want to enter a chili)
-Place: Zic Zac (as always), 240 Rosenheimerstr.
-Attire: Cowboy/cowgirl or just summer stuff (it's outside)
-Music: Both kinds, Country AND Western (performed by Sub Ether Radio... under the name Sub Ether RODEO)
-Questions: Just call me at 0173 949 8995 or drop me a mail
-Entrance: €5 and and additional €5 if you want to enter chili (the cash from chili entries goes to whomever wins 1st place)

I sincerely apologize for the website not being updated yet... I've been trying to locate the FTP information. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone. The cookoff is always a blast - hope to see you there...

So who else will be making a chilli then? So far its me & DrivinWest.

Chilli!!

Not cooking any, but I play to try and come to sample some I'm in a basketball tournament that weekend though so it will depend on my game times, hopefully we play that morning. No way I'm going to try and play AFTER eating all that chilli

small bounce. yum.

This looks good. Anyone else coming?

Will be there with chili. Any idea how much to make though? I was gonna use my biggest pot but I fear it's still not enough.

Not too sure myself?? But will be cooking my batch Friday night

G. PYROTECHNICS - No chili contestant may discharge firearms or use any pyrotechnics or explosives at a chili cookoff. Contestants discharging firearms and/or using explosives or other pyrotechnics will be disqualified from the chili cookoff.

DAMN

It says nothing about using pyrotechnics in the chili!

Taken from DrivinWest's search for Chilli ingredients

Now has anyone got any good tips for cooking a proper Chilli?

Normally I would knock one up within a couple of hours, only to learn that a chilli should literally brew for at least 6 hours before being ready!!

I would also put mushrooms in mine, but when I told my American friends this, I was met with a look of disgust

Now I dont want to go to this cook off on Friday and either 1) Get laughed out of Zic Zac with my entry or 2) Manage to offend just about every chilli cook there

Plus I am not trying to cheat by stealing a recipe, or recipe ideas as there are that many variants of Chilli anyway. But some ingredients have advantages over others, so any tips people?

Good chilli should be made 24 hrs before its needed. The long it stands, the better the flavours blend together.

I'm of the opinion that chili should be cooked to a gentle boil then left to simmer for a while. Some people say a few hours, some say overnight. I'm going to experiment a bit with this batch and I think I'm going to do an overnight simmer. Recipes are all over the place on this.

Mushrooms in chili? Meh!

are you allowed to bring pre-made chill? that is a big no no in Texas. You must prepare on site or you'll be disqualified.

We usually start at 6:00 in the morning in order to make the 4:00 p.m. deadline for judging.

Hmm, I prefer New Mexico-style green chili with pork, but when in a Texas event, make a Texas-style chili... I'll show up, but probably without an entry. I know what my chili tastes like already and I want room to try other people's!

texas-style chili recipes