Chili and Cinnamon Rolls

[McLovin32]

So I had never had this combination until this weekend. Always thought it sounded.....well for lack of better words, ****ing gross. But I tried it Friday night and turns out it’s pretty tasty. I was told that it’s super weird my high school didn’t serve it when I was younger.

I’ve always been a chili and corn bread guy. That’s normal to me. Chili and cinnamon rolls seemed weird. Apparently it’s an “Iowa thing” but I haven’t done my research. Anyways, is it weird that I’m 33 and just had it for the first time? I’ve lived in Iowa since I was 7.

 

[Moral]

36 and I have still never seen this abomination in the wild.

 

[StormHawk42]

It’s weird because you grew up in Iowa and hadn’t had it force fed to you during school.

Never liked it personally but it is definitely an Iowa thing.

 

[2winCitiesHawk]

It’s weird because you grew up in Iowa and hadn’t had it force fed to you during school.

Never liked it personally but it is definitely an Iowa thing.

/thread

 

[SoDakHawk]

I grew up in Iowa. Chili and corn bread.

 

[McLovin32]

I grew up in Iowa. Chili and corn bread.

Agreed. But it is way better than I thought it’d be.

 

[83Hawk]

Well I’m 61, have lived in Iowa all my life, and only just heard of chili and cinnamon rolls a couple of months ago.

 

[DooBi]

Its delicious

 

[BABiscuit]

Chili and peanutbutter sandwiches.

 

[83Hawk]

Chili and peanutbutter sandwiches.

Nah.....peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches.

 

[Derekd3408]

Grew up in Iowa and have been eating chili and cinnamon rolls since I was 7. Anything else seems weird to me. We had it for school lunch at least twice a month.

 

[Moral]

You know what else doesn't sound good? Chili filled donuts.

 

[McLovin32]

Chili and peanutbutter sandwiches.

What the eff.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

You know what else doesn't sound good? Chili filled donuts.

Your mom had her donut filled with cream last night.

 

[BABiscuit]

What the eff.

Not a sandwich with chili and peanutbutter. A peanutbutter sandwich to go with the chili.

 

[BABiscuit]

Apparently cinnamon bread and cheez whiz is a thing in some areas. I always thought that was a WTF combo.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Not a sandwich with chili and peanutbutter. A peanutbutter sandwich to go with the chili.

Wouldn’t put it past a Cyclone to put chili on a pb sammich.

 

[sadiehawkins]

Chili and cinnamon all through school 65 to 1970

 

[runkpanole]

Not a sandwich with chili and peanutbutter. A peanutbutter sandwich to go with the chili.

 

[McLovin32]

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Such a great clip. Could be used for so many posts on here.

 

[Hawked]

What about cheese on apple pie? I don't get it

 

[stout1]

Chili and peanutbutter sandwiches.

Honey and peanut butter sandwiches for me. I didn’t grow up in Iowa, but I can see how the cinnamon roll and chili things could work. Might try it some day soon.

Nah.....peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches.

Go to hell and die.

 

[Rudolph]

OP’s mom had a little chili in her cinnamon roll one afternoon. We’re both sluts so, you know, power through.

 

[JMNSHO]

This was an Iowa school lunch thing for sure.

What puzzles me is that this is at least the fourth time I’ve seen/heard it mentioned this year, and I haven’t heard anything about it since I graduated HS in 1996. I wonder why it’s trending.

 

[McLovin32]

OP’s mom had a little chili in her cinnamon roll one afternoon. We’re both sluts so, you know, power through.

You son of a bitch...

 

[Rudolph]

You son of a bitch...

Mildly surprised it was still available.

 

[ping72]

What part of Iowa? I grew up in central...never heard of it.

 

[MepoDawg#]

From SE Iowa, it was one of the lunches we looked forward to. The cinnamon rolls were huge and awesome, fresh baked, they still make them today.

 

[naturalmwa]

They served this at school, but I always considered them separate items. As in you eat your chili and then you have desert. Are you supposed to dunk the roll in the chili?

 

[Scott559]

Chili and cinnamon rolls was easily my favorite school lunch back in the 70’s.

 

[JWolf74]

It was a school lunch thing. But out me down as a cornbread and chili person.

 

[ping72]

They served this at school, but I always considered them separate items. As in you eat your chili and then you have desert. Are you supposed to dunk the roll in the chili?

Now I’m doubting myself and trying to remember if we were served cinnamon rolls on chili days. Maybe?? If so, I also never correlated the main dish and the dessert as a pairing.