Chili Cook Off

Our church had one of its most popular events this evening -- the Annual Chili Cook Off. Parishioners had a chance to sample many different kinds of chili and then vote on their favorites.

There were three categories: Hottest Chili, Most Unusual Name, Best Overall. For most unusual name, "Un-Boar-lievable Chili" got my vote. As the name implied, the chili was made with boar meat. Pictured above are the prizes for the winners -- all the fixings for a Mexican meal, including some Corona beer and the elusive Doritos tortilla chips.

I was impressed by the number of slow cookers. I had had great difficulty finding one when we first moved here and we ended up finally finding one on Germany's e-bay. These folks probably had to do the same thing as no one in any of the stores we visited had ever heard of a slow cooker or Crockpot.

I voted this chili "Best Overall" and not just because the cook served it with Fritos, which you cannot find in German stores and for which there is no German equivalent. It was lecker!