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Texan cuisine is the food associated with the Southern U.S. state of Texas, including its native Southwestern cuisine–influenced Tex-Mex foods. Texas is a large state, and its cuisine has been influenced by a wide range of cultures, including Tejano/Mexican, Native American, Creole/Cajun, African-American, German, Czech, Southern and other European American groups. [2]
According to Daniel Vaughn, barbecue editor at Texas Monthly, Southside Market & Barbeque, opened in 1886, is the oldest barbecue restaurant in Texas still in operation. [2] In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson hosted the first barbecue state dinner in the history of the United States for the Mexican president-elect in Johnson City, Texas. [3]
When these immigrants arrived in Texas, they were able to procure beef much more easily than in their home countries as Texas had many heads of cattle available for purchase. [1] Jewish immigrants were the first to smoke brisket in the United States. By the early 1900s smoked brisket appeared on Jewish deli menus across Texas. [1]
Central Texas "meat market style"—which originated in the butcher shops of German and Czech immigrants to the region; West Texas "cowboy style"—involving direct cooking over mesquite and using goat and mutton as well as beef; South Texas barbacoa—in which the head of a cow is cooked (originally underground) [25] [26]
Lost Restaurants of Houston. - See profile at the Houston Heritage Society; Leftwich, David (2016-11-22). "The history of Houston food". Houston Chronicle. Kaplan, David. "Restaurateurs from Mexico adapt as they start anew in area." Houston Chronicle. February 17, 2013. Pollack, Hilary. "Meet the Most Influential Man in Houston’s BBQ Scene" .
Prices in restaurants are rising across the spectrum, from top-notch eateries to fast food chain Wendy's, which has raised the price of its quarter pound burger by 4-8 cents in the past year.
Texas has a long history of wine production. The sunny and dry climate of the major winemaking regions in the state have drawn comparison to Portuguese wines, in addition to other regions in Europe like Spain, France, and Italy. [13] Some of the earliest recorded Texas wines were produced by Spanish missionaries in the 1650s near El Paso. Texas ...
The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and their calves. It’s the way she starts most days on her 3,000-acre Texas ranch ...