TXTexas Food & Cuisine
Iconic dishes from Texas
- Texas BBQ (brisket)
- Tex-Mex
- Chili (state dish)
- Chicken-fried steak
- Frito pie
- Pecan pie
- Kolaches
Food culture
Texas's food culture reflects its geography and history. Heavy Mexican influence in border-region cuisine.Spanish colonial legacy lives on in many dishes.Gulf seafood (shrimp, oysters, crab) is staple. Strong agricultural roots shape what locals cook with.
BBQ tradition
Texas has a distinct BBQ tradition — one of the regional styles that define American barbecue (Texas brisket, Carolina pulled pork, KC burnt ends, Memphis dry-rub).