chili queen

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English

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Etymology

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Compound of chili +‎ queen.

Noun

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chili queen (plural chili queens)

  1. (US, historical) A member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas. [from 19th c.]
    • 2004, “The Chili Queens of San Antonio”, in NPR‎[1]:
      We asked him what came to mind when we said "hidden kitchen." The chili queens of San Antonio was his response. The saga of the chili queens goes back nearly 200 years. Some kitchens are hidden by place, some by time.
    • 2008, Robb Walsh, “History of Texas Chili—Without Beans”, in HoustonPress‎[2]:
      Chili con carne was introduced to America by the "Chili Queens," women who served food in San Antonio's Military Plaza as early as the 1860s.
    • 2016, Sarah Lohman, Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, page 72:
      A former Chili Queen could even nab a job working on the line at the Gebhardt packing plant, making canned chilies and tamales. Less glamorous than being a Chili Queen, perhaps—but the work was reliable and profitable.
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