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In 2012, Chili's used Wendy Rene's Stax single, "Bar-B-Q," in their TV commercial. [11] In September 2017, Chili's dropped about 40 percent of its menu items to focus on burgers, ribs, and fajitas. [12] In February 2020 Chili's announced a new marketing campaign encouraging people to "laugh so hard you pee a little."
Chili's Inc. was sold to Norman E. Brinker in 1983, and took the company public a year later. [5] The first Romano's Macaroni Grill opened in Leon Springs, Texas, in 1988. [6] [7] In 1991, Chili's Inc. became Brinker International, Inc. [8] In 1992, the company entered into an agreement with Pac-Am Food Concepts to expand the Chili's brand to ...
Chili peppers originated in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. European explorers brought chili peppers back to the Old World in the late 16th century as part of the Columbian Exchange , which led to the cultivation of multiple varieties across the world for food and traditional medicine.
[5] Pliny the Elder writes extensively about agriculture from books XII to XIX; in fact, XVIII is The Natural History of Grain. [6] Crops grown on Roman farms included wheat, barley, millet, pea, broad bean, lentil, flax, sesame, chickpea, hemp, turnip, olives, pear, apples, figs, and plums. Others in the Mediterranean include:
Piri piri (/ ˌ p ɪr i ˈ p ɪr i / PIRR-ee-PIRR-ee), often hyphenated or as one word, and with variant spellings peri-peri (/ ˌ p ɛr i ˈ p ɛr iː /) or pili pili, [1] also known as African bird's eye chili, [2] is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens from the malagueta pepper.
Food historian Lois Ellen Frank calls potatoes, tomatoes, corn, beans, squash, chili, cacao, and vanilla the "magic eight" ingredients that were found and used only in the Americas before 1492 and were taken via the Columbian Exchange back to the Old World, dramatically transforming the cuisine there. [17] [18] [19] According to Frank, [20]
According to Tajín, its product is the top-selling chili-lime seasoning in both Mexico and the U.S. — and in the past year, more than 60 million bottles of Tajín Clásico Seasoning were sold ...
Chili con carne [a] (Spanish: [ˈtʃili koŋ ˈkaɾne] lit. ' chili with meat '), [1] often shortened to chili, is a spicy stew of Mexican origin containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes, and often pinto beans or kidney beans. [2] Other seasonings may include garlic, onions, and cumin.