7 Chilli Con Carne Tex-Mex Rex or Sex Aid?

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Official Foodie Handbook

By Ann Barr and Paul Levy

Published 1984

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Chilli con carne is a Foodie indulgence, as it’s the Philistine-Foodie’s favourite: gross, meaty and full of beans. When properly made it is redolent of cumin, and smells of armpits. The reason all American rednecks are addicted to it, steal each other’s recipes, and have chilli festivals involving entire towns, is that they subconsciously think it’s aphrodisiac. The reason for this, in