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15 HOT Facts You Didn’t Know About Chillies

For the Mommas

The first chili cook-off took place in 1967 in Terlinga, Texas, a border town about 400 miles west of chili’s alleged birthplace, San Antonio. It ended in a tie between a native Texan and a New Yorker, but chili cook-offs are still held there today. Whether orange or green, the Jalapeno is the king of Mexican cooking.