It was the worst thing about my holiday in America. The chocolate is universally terrible. Way too sweet, rough texture and chemical taste to the dairy content (something in the milk used).
I specified American milk chocolate because American milk chocolate typically uses a more sour milk which gives it its distinctive flavour. Personally I can't really stand it but to each their own.
That's not chili, I see beans, so it appears to be a bean soup or bean stew, but I concur, a bit of cocoa and/or a touch of cinnamon can really elevate a chili or bean stew.
Huh, I didn't know chili had such an incredibly strict definition. Does this strict definition mean that adding anything extra no longer makes it chili? If so is chocolate, cocoa, or cinnamon also included in this super strict definition? If not then isn't adding these things make it some kind of "stew" not chili? Or is it just beans that make this dish magically transform into something else?
I'd love to see this definition. Specifically where it says "unless it has beans, then it becomes something else"
Chocolate and spice actually go together really well. Like Mexican mole and, yes, chili. Though you would usually use an unsweetened dark chocolate (like 70% or more cacao).