CHILI MEANING A BOWL OF RED.
http://www.abowlofred.com/Tolbert_Rules.htm CHILI COOKOFF RULES
ORIGINAL TERLINGUA INTERNATIONAL
FRANK X. TOLBERT - WICK FOWLER MEMORIAL
CHAMPIONSHIP CHILI COOKOFF, INC.
1400 Mockingbird Dr., GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
Tolbert Rules as of March 2, 2007
Note - The phrase “Terlingua Championship” will mean the Original Terlingua Frank X. Tolbert – Wick Fowler Memorial Championship Chili Cookoff when stated in these rules.
B. PREPARING CHILI
1. Chili must be cooked on site the day of the cookoff from scratch. "Scratch" means starting with raw meat and using regular spices. "Scratch" means starting with raw meat and spices. Commercial chili powder is permissible, but complete
commercial chili mixes are NOT permitted.
2. Chili must be prepared out in the open in as sanitary a manner as possible.
3. NO BEANS PASTA RICE OR ANY SIMILAR ITEMS ARE ALLOWED.