10-09-2008, 08:45 PM
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Chili Cook Off - A Definition
It's About Fame, Fortune and Braggin' Rights
As the name implies, a chili cook off is a gathering of like minded chili makin' fanatics (also known as chiliheads) who come together to cook their secret recipes on site as a recognized social event, in order to be taste-tested and judged for a possible prize, or more notably, for the recognition of winning or placing in the ranks of excellent cooks, having excellent recipes.
The bottom line is, a good chili recipe that has placed well in a sanctioned cook off gives one tremendous Braggin' Rights, not to mention the opportunity to participate in bigger cook offs at the state, regional or world level.
You might not realize it but chili cook offs are a big business, and chiliheads take their craft and presentation very seriously.
Chili cook offs generally come in two flavors, the informal cook off and the sanctioned competition cook off.
Sanctioned or sponsored chili cook offs have specific rules that one must follow in order to participate.
There are two well known non-profit organizations that oversee and promote competition chili cook offs and each organization sanctions competition cook offs throughout the U.S. and neighboring countries. These are the International Chili Society (ICS) and The Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc. (CASI).
To participate in a sanctioned competition chili cook off you must be a member of one of these organizations. Membership qualifies you for possible prize winnings provided your recipe is selected to advance into district or regional competitions with the best of the best being invited to participate in world champion cook offs held in the fall of each year.
ICS holds its' world championship cook off in a different city each year, whereas the CASI holds its' international chili champion cook off each year in Terlingua Texas, the grandpappy of all chili cook offs.
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Chili Cook Off - A Definition
It's About Fame, Fortune and Braggin' Rights
As the name implies, a chili cook off is a gathering of like minded chili makin' fanatics (also known as chiliheads) who come together to cook their secret recipes on site as a recognized social event, in order to be taste-tested and judged for a possible prize, or more notably, for the recognition of winning or placing in the ranks of excellent cooks, having excellent recipes.
The bottom line is, a good chili recipe that has placed well in a sanctioned cook off gives one tremendous Braggin' Rights, not to mention the opportunity to participate in bigger cook offs at the state, regional or world level.
You might not realize it but chili cook offs are a big business, and chiliheads take their craft and presentation very seriously.
Chili cook offs generally come in two flavors, the informal cook off and the sanctioned competition cook off.
Sanctioned or sponsored chili cook offs have specific rules that one must follow in order to participate.
There are two well known non-profit organizations that oversee and promote competition chili cook offs and each organization sanctions competition cook offs throughout the U.S. and neighboring countries. These are the International Chili Society (ICS) and The Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc. (CASI).
To participate in a sanctioned competition chili cook off you must be a member of one of these organizations. Membership qualifies you for possible prize winnings provided your recipe is selected to advance into district or regional competitions with the best of the best being invited to participate in world champion cook offs held in the fall of each year.
ICS holds its' world championship cook off in a different city each year, whereas the CASI holds its' international chili champion cook off each year in Terlingua Texas, the grandpappy of all chili cook offs.
http://www.squidoo.com/chilicookoff
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