I grew up in Oklahoma, and the version of chili we ate closely resembles what you’d find in Texas. When I first heard of the Cincinnati chili, I was immediately suspicious of the flavor complexities created by the various spices. In Southern chilis, you don’t often come across allspice, cloves, and chocolate as ingredients. And although the tomato-and-chili-powder bases are the same, Cincinnati chili is just flat out bolder and spicier. Now, here...