r/chili • u/Present_Debate335 Chili Goddess 👸 • Jul 04 '25

What time of year do you eat chili the most?

I've noticed nobody is really posting chili anymore which made me think about how I haven't had it much recently.

142 votes, Jul 11 '25
104 Fall/Winter
9 I never eat chili in the Summer
24 I occasionally eat chili in Spring/Summer
5 Spring/Summer
3 Upvotes

62% Upvoted

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u/thepottsy Mod. Chili is life. Jul 04 '25

I’m a fall/winter chili (and really all soups and stews) enjoyer. Something about eating a hot bowl of chili, when it’s 90+ degrees outside and heat index over 100, just isn’t appealing to me.

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u/gossamer_life Jul 05 '25

This is how my family feels about it as well. I LOVE soup. But after it gets warm, there is a lot of grumbling whenever I say soup, stew, or chili is on the menu. 😭

1

u/cowboysmavs Jul 13 '25

Sorry I got to disagree. Good food is good food no matter the time of year. It’s not like you are eating it outside (and even if I did I’d still eat it).

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u/thepottsy Mod. Chili is life. Jul 13 '25

OK? I never said it made sense.It’s just a personal preference.

4

u/SunSeek Jul 05 '25

Year round isn't an option and that's what I'd pick.

3

u/Spaghetti_Night Jul 05 '25

Thanks for reminding me I need to eat more chili!

3

u/DarthBrooks69420 Jul 05 '25

Chili by itself? Fall and winter. Rest of the year, we make it as a topping to make chili dogs.

3

u/DefrockedWizard1 Homestyle Jul 05 '25

all year round

2

u/beaniesandbuds Jul 04 '25

I eat chili all times of the year, hell i'm making a pot right now for 4th of July Chili Dogs, but definitely make the majority of it during Fall/Winter

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u/Apprehensive-Brief70 Jul 05 '25

It’s definitely most suitable to fall/winter, but I think it works any time of year. Chili is cheap and versatile, not to mention healthy (by itself, anyway). GOATed dish.

2

u/Cutmerock Jul 05 '25

Football season

2

u/RedSunCinema Jul 05 '25

Being from Texas, I eat chili year round whenever I get a taste for it.

2

u/TheOptimist6 Jul 06 '25

Im a year round chili person but it hits different in the fall!

2

u/msb2ncsu Jul 06 '25

Time of year/weather does not affect chili consumption.

1

u/BigCommieMachine Jul 08 '25

I make "chili" in the summer.....for chili dogs.

1

u/ChesterMudd Jul 20 '25

We eat chili about once every week and a half. Most the time it’s just me and my daughter and she loves chili, and I hate cooking nightly. So a DO of chili will last us 2 nights.

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u/Such-Memory-7102 10d ago

7pm (GMT) usually.