In this edition of Deep Dish, we investigate the pinnacle of Tex-Mex cuisine, chili con carne. Learn about how it came out of the complicated history of Mexico and Texas, before spreading to the rest of the U.S. 
This week, we also bring on a special guest for the very first time in Deep Dish! A longtime friend of the show, Patrick R., a born and bred Texan, shows up for the latter half of the ep to tell us all about how much Texas loves its chili.

Highlights

• Chili peppers have been farmed for almost ten thousand years, which is crazy to think about! Take that, paleo diet!
• Despite its reputation as a Texas treasure, chili actually has a surprisingly international origin story? South America, Spain, Texas, and even Germany all played a part in its creation!
• Ghost peppers are really, REALLY freaking spicy. 
• Modern chili has a bunch of different variations ranging from the pasta-paired Cincinnati Chili to Sonic the Hedgehog’s favorite, chili dogs. 
• We debut a brand new Dessert section game, “Pokemon or Medicine?” …it’s exactly what it sounds like.

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Episode 19: Off Topic! Super Bowl Foods By State! – Deep Dish: Twisted Food History!

In this off-topic episode of Deep Dish, we look at another Google Trends map which shows some interesting search results from different U.S. states related to what kinda Super Bowl foods they're looking to make! After this, we tear apart an op-ed written by possibly the richest, most spoiled douchebag on Planet Earth, who published an entire article complaining that his vacation to Hawaii, in the middle of a pandemic, had to be cancelled. We finish up with a mind-boggling edition of Shitty Old Recipes which makes up for its short ingredient list by being truly confusing.

1. Episode 19: Off Topic! Super Bowl Foods By State! 51:03
2. Episode 18: Gingerbread Men! 01:26:47
3. Episode 17: Off Topic! Christmas Special! 54:00
4. Episode 16: Chili Con Carne! 01:58:05
5. Episode 15: Ranking Thanksgiving Foods! 01:12:16