In the city of Cincinnati alone, there are over 250 independent restaurants and 'chili parlors' that serve Cincinnati chili as one of their main courses. For those of you wondering what Cincinnati chili is exactly, it is spaghetti topped with a meat sauce consisting of ground beef, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, allspice, nutmeg and more as well as onions, beans, and lots and lots of cheddar cheese. Some home recipes have been known to add unsweetened dark chocolate to the mix to give it a rather distinct flavor.
Despite its name, Cincinnati chili was originally created by Slavic-Macedonian immigrant restaurateurs from Greece in the 1920s. And now, the chili has found a home in Ohio where it has become a widely popular at-home meal quick and easy to serve large parties and families. This stick to your ribs meat sauce is also commonly found as a topping on hot dogs as well.
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David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.