Chili con carne the word "chile" from the Nahuatl "chīlli" refers to a "chili pepper", and "carne" is Spanish for "meat". A recipe dating back to the 1850s describes dried beef, suet, dried chili peppers and salt, which were pounded together, formed into bricks and left to dry, which could then be boiled in pots on the trail. Chili originated from what is now northern Mexico and southern Texas. Unlike some other Texas foods, such as barbecued brisket, which is associated with white men, chili largely originated with working-class Tejana and Mexican women. The chili queens of San Antonio, Texas were particularly famous
Beef noodle soup Beef noodle soup Beef noodle soup, is a Chinese and Taiwanese noodle soup made of stewed or red braised beef, beef broth, vegetables and Chinese noodles. It exists in various forms throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Beef noodle soup was first created by the Hui people during the Tang Dynasty. The Red-braised Beef Noodle Soup (紅燒牛肉麵) is a Taiwanese dish created by the veterans from Kuomintang who have fled to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War in the Kaohsiung area. In overseas Chinese communities in North America, this food can be found in Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants. In Mainland