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bowl of red

bowl of red
 n.— «The fact that a Texas “bowl of red,” as chili is commonly called, has no original relationship with past didn’t matter.» —by Mark Busby The Southwest , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • This sounds like a playful reference to Genesis 25:30. Although it translates awkwardly into English, studious Texas Christians would be familiar with the use of “red” as a noun in the original Hebrew.

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