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Chili- Fritos, rice, or plain?

Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:07 pm
Posted by xBirdx
Member since Sep 2018
1219 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:07 pm
Growing up, my family ate
Strictly on rice. Probably bc Fritos were
Too expensive….

I know people who have never heard of they before and think I’m foreign or something …

What about you?
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
22816 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:14 pm to
I like cheddar goldfish crackers with my chili. A step up from saltines.

Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
21247 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:16 pm to
Rice?

Chili cheese Fritos with chili and cheese.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
40888 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:19 pm to
We ate rice as well. People up here in Dallas think I'm weird when I put rice in my chilli. I never have put fritos in there, might try it, but do crumble up saltines in the chilli.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14483 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:20 pm to
We added saltines growing up. Now I add Fritos.
Posted by riverdiver
Summerville SC
Member since May 2022
2168 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:23 pm to
Fritos, saltines, rice, oyster crackers, raw onion, cheese, sour cream, fresh jalapeños, whatever you add to chili it’s all good.
Posted by driftwoodtigerfan
Keller, TX
Member since Aug 2008
44 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 8:39 pm to
Fritos
Posted by dchotard
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
1242 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:07 pm to
We had it over rice growing up, and I still like it that way sometimes, but Fritos are just awesome.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
60816 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:11 pm to
Fritos and cheese. Crackers are good as well.
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 10:52 pm
Posted by TigerGrl73
Nola
Member since Jan 2004
21368 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:14 pm to
quote:

We added saltines growing up. Now I add Fritos.

Same
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
12033 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:25 pm to
Rice sometimes but it was mainly either frito-pie (obviously with fritos and cheap chili with beans) or just chili (no beans) typically venison
Posted by CrazyTigerFan
Osaka
Member since Nov 2003
3476 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:41 pm to
We were more likely to have Tostitos in the house than Fritos, so I'd put a layer of chili, crumble the chips up, then put some cheese and more chili on top of that. Sometimes top that with sour cream.
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 9:42 pm
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
14601 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:41 pm to
Rice growing up also. Now, I like it over penne pasta with Fritos on top.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
79717 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:47 pm to
I prefer rice.

My wife and kids prefer Fritos.
Posted by xBirdx
Member since Sep 2018
1219 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 9:50 pm to
Interesting…
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
9877 posts
Posted on 5/12/25 at 11:07 pm to
I never heard of chili with rice until I got to LSU. The cafeteria ladies in the Union would ask you if you wanted rice with it. What?

I come from a rice-loving family (Mom from SW La), but it seemed weird until I tried it. Now I always eat rice with it if I have cooked rice on hand. But I don't think I ever made a fresh pot of rice specifically for chili.

Growing up, I loved saltines in my Hormel chili, so much so that someone once asked me if I liked my crackers with chili rather than the other way around.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
7987 posts
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:54 am to
I’m 43 years old and have never ate rice with chili. We might have been a bunch of weirdos, but we always just ate it with crackers.
Posted by GeauxHead337
Houston
Member since Feb 2025
50 posts
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:55 am to
A small bag of Fritos cost $7, I refuse to pay that. Rice it is
This post was edited on 5/13/25 at 5:56 am
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
2362 posts
Posted on 5/13/25 at 6:05 am to
Cornbread
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4485 posts
Posted on 5/13/25 at 6:53 am to
Rice is first choice. Then it's cornbread.

We were hunting in north LA years ago at a public WMA. We made friends with the red neck camp neighbors and they shared their moonshine while we shared our meals.
One night was deer chili, and we made a big pot of rice over the fire. We cooked everything over the fire. It was their first time ever hearing about rice with chili...they cleaned both pots out and we cleaned out the moonshine
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