Oddly, the banh mi has always been the one kind of food I liked better outside its home turf.

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This, I realise, is how most chilli is now eaten: Mi Tierra's extensive menu only features it served inside or on top of something else, and buried under Monterey Jack.

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Mi Tierra likes to simmer its chilli for four hours, but after one I'm too hungry to wait.

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