Talk:Chile con queso/Archive 1

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Wikified Rlevse 17:09, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

this article is all wrong

This article is not talking about chili con queso; it is describing what is known as "queso", which just means "cheese" in spanish, but in Tex-mex cuisine, as an appetizer it means the cheese dip described here.

Chili con queso really is bean chili, with added cheese. Chili con carne is bean chili with added meat.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.155.242.18 (talk • contribs) 04:24, 6 May 2006

I disagree. I'm a native Texan and this dish is called Chili con queso on the menu in just about all of the innumerable Tex-Mex restaurants I've eaten at, even though people do just call it "queso" colloquially. I've never heard the term used in the way you assert. Now I'm in California and I really miss Tex-Mex food, especially queso. :-( 66.214.161.114 06:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite right. Cheese on top is sometimes an option when you order a bowl of chili, but that is not chili con queso. Chili con queso is a kind of fondue flavored with chili peppers, often with other ingredients as well. It is meant to be dipped with tortilla chips and it is frequently shared. Wastrel Way (talk)Eric

Real Chili con Queso

Yeah, and not to mention the "real" Chili con Queso, which is about 3-4 different kinds of chili's roasted/stewed together, with REAL CHEESE on top (not the stuff they feed cheese - cheese food, aka velveeta), and then broiled.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.224.60.205 (talk • contribs) 20:35, 25 March 2007

Chili = the peppers, chili con carne = chili pepper with meat, chili con carne y frijoles = peppers, meat, and beans (typical Tex-Mex chili), and chili con queso = peppers and cheese. Chili con queso is NOT a bowl of chili with cheese on top. That is misunderstanding the language, like saying spaghetti alla Bolognese is Chef Boyardee glop topped with a slice of bologna.--Eeyore tim 20:40, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Chile con Queso in Iowa

the version found in a few authentic Mexican restaurants here in Iowa is always white & creamy, made with Asadero cheese ... the yellow and/or velveeta crap mentioned in the article is not Chile con Queso, it is the cheap and easy way to make Nacho dip.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.208.113.1 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 13 August 2007

As a native Texan now living in Chicago, I dispute this strongly - chile con queso can use a variety of cheeses, spices, and toppings, and the cheese does NOT have to be white. It can be an easily melting yellow cheese as well, or cheddar heavily mixed with cream. Velveeta is indeed the cheap way to make chili con queso, but you are just plain wrong that queso is always or even often white in tex-mex cuisine. It's usually yellow, though it can be white. If you are the person that put "white" all over the page, I've demanded citations on it. I disagree with you that strongly. Kenn 16:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I think you guys are arguing about nothing. The first person said authentic Mexican restaurants make a cheese sauce with white cheese, such as Asadero. In Tex-Mex cuisine, which is wholly distinct from Mexican food, typically uses a yellow cheese, and more often, a processed cheese-food. As for all of you arguing about whether the described dish is beans or cheese or dip or stir-fry, couldn't it just be cleared up by specifying that the name "refers to a dish commonly found in American Tex-Mex restaurants"? Just a thought. Mtleslie (talk) 01:32, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, we all have our silly focuses, Mtleslie. Some of us find this important, and I think that's okay. Kenn (talk) 23:58, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Regional bias

Yet another food article on Wikipedia based on little more than, "this is how they do it in my neighborhood", and,"the place we went when I was in high school, was the first". This article is worthless without references and citations.24.165.188.30 04:09, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Why don't you come to Texas and find out for yourself? Stop at any Tex Mex restaurant and you'll find it on the menu as an appetizer! This is not just in Houston, where I live. It is statewide! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.31.98.139 (talk) 23:10, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Queso flameado/fundido

Related to Chili con queso, I have started a spin-off article about queso flameado aka queso fundido, here. The new article would be much improved by a photo. Does anyone have one? Please post it to Wikimedia Commons and drop a note on my talk page. Thanks! --Una Smith (talk) 04:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment

This is salsa con queso. Chili con queso is chili. Salsa con queso, at the moment, redirects to cheez wiz. wtf? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.130.160.74 (talk) 21:11, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

• Well, apparently "salsa con queso" is a Cheez Whiz product. So ttf, I guess. Drmies (talk) 21:21, 23 March 2010 (UTC)