Amusing Chilli Tales - Thought you might like this

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This amusing tale appeared in the Irish post January 2001........is it true? Surely not, but totally amusing!

Notes from an inexperienced chilli taster named Frank, who was visiting Texas from the East Coast:

Recently I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a chilli cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment, and I happened to be standing there at the judges' table asking directions to the beer wagon when the call came. I was assured by the other two judges and (Native Texans) that the chilli wouldn't be all that spicy, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted. Here are the scorecards from the event:

Chilli 1: Mike's Maniac Mobster Monster Chilli

Judge one: A little too heavy on tomato. Amusing kick.

Judge two: Nice, smooth tomato flavour. Very Mild

Frank: Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.

Chilli 2: Arthur's Afterburner chilli

Judge one: Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalape