›How the chili half-smoke from Ben's Chili Bowl became Washington DC's signature dish
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life08:48How the chili half-smoke from Ben's Chili Bowl became Washington DC's signature dishWashington D.C. has a little bit of everything for history buffs and foodies, but it’s at Ben’s Chili Bo...wl, which sits on the historic U-Street once known as Black Broadway, where the two come together. Insider's Lisa Paradise stopped by for a bite of The Chili Half-Smoke: a half-pork, half-beef sausage, smothered in homemade chili crafted from a generation’s old secret family recipe that has remained popular for so many generations, it was named the city’s signature dish.