No. 1 in the US: Frito pie Mexican dessert

Even the most unassuming chili has a large number of connoisseurs. Take, for example, Kit Carson, whose last regret was that he did not have enough time to enjoy one more bowl of baseball.

Alternatively, there is the enigmatic figure known as "La Dama de Azul," who was a Spanish nun called Sister Mary of Agreda.

It is said that she never left her convent in Spain, but she returned from one of her astral projections to teach Christianity to Native Americans living in the New World while bringing their recipe for venison chili.

Less fictitious, "chili queens" of San Antonio, Texas, in the 1880s sold their spicy stew from stands, and the "San Antonio Chili Stand" at the Chicago world's fair in 1893 ensured that chili would become famous all throughout the country.

Frito pie is a cheesy treat that can be ordered and delivered in a bag at the Five & Dime on Santa Fe Plaza, which is the same physical site of the original Woolworth's

lunch counter that came up with it. We truly like the American innovation that put corn chips and cheddar cheese together to create Frito pie.

A multitude of people will eat even the most basic chili. Take Kit Carson, for example, who on his deathbed regretted not having time for just one more bowl.

Alternatively, there's the enigmatic "La Dama de Azul," Sister Mary of Agreda, a Spanish nun who supposedly never left her monastery in Spain but returned via an astral projection to share the gospel with Native Americans in the Americas along with their secret recipe for venison chili.

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