Post Tagged with "Texas"

Chili con carne, the official dish of the state of Texas

Chili con carne is a spicy stew not without controversy. The basic ingredients are ground or chopped beef, garlic, onions, cumin and chili peppers. Sometimes tomatoes and beans are added. Here ‘s the first controversy: many people say “there ain’t no beans in chili”. Personally, I like my chili with kidney beans.

My first pot of home-made chili

The second controversy is about the origins of this dish. Was it the Spanish who introduced it -or at least the ingredients? (more…)

Picture Postcards: Cowboy boots in Texas

This week’s clothing photo has been sent to us by our contributing editor Ana. She says these boots were spotted in Sheplers Western Store in Texas, USA.

Picture Postcards: Bishops art district in Dallas

It’s September, so we have a new Picture Postcards theme – graffiti / street art. Today’s photo is from Ana and was taken in Bishops art district, a neighbourhood of Dallas (USA).

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Picture Postcards: An all Texas lunch

This photo of a very Texan lunch was taken by Anina2007 on Flickr who is actually Pocketcultures Ana! It is comprised of chicken fried steak, Texas toast, gravy, fried zucchini, cole slaw and potato salad.

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Texas pub food

Thanks to Ana for this photo of fondue mushroom burger on a hoagie and fries at Brick House, Plano, Texas. And now, off to eat lunch!

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Roast beef Reuben sandwich

Here’s our first Food of the World dish from the USA. It’s from Food Shark marfa, Texas, which looks like a pretty cool place to eat.

The Reuben sandwich has a long history and there are many rumours about how it came to be invented. Read some of them here.

(update) @thandelike points out that this roast beef version is a variation on the original Reuben recipe, which is made with corned beef.

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