Texas brisket is beef brisket smoked low and slow until the bark is dark, the fat is silky, and the slices bend without falling apart.

Central Texas style BBQ is meat-market barbecue: smoked beef, sausage, ribs, and pork served simply with pickles, onions, white bread, and sauce on the side if at all.

Chicken fried bacon is bacon strips battered like chicken fried steak, deep-fried until crisp, and served with cream gravy.

Texas chili con carne is a bold, brick-red stew of beef and dried chiles, usually with no beans and no apology.

Cowboy beans are slow-cooked pinto beans simmered with bacon, onions, chiles, and spices until smoky and hearty.

East Texas style BBQ is tender, saucy barbecue where pork, beef, ribs, links, and chopped sandwiches all have a place.

Fried Coke is a State Fair of Texas dessert made from Coca-Cola-flavored batter that is fried, then topped with Coke syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry.

A klobasnek is a Texas-Czech pastry made by wrapping soft, slightly sweet dough around sausage, cheese, jalapeños, or other savory fillings.

Texas pecan pie is a rich, gooey pie made with pecans, sugar, eggs, butter, and syrup in a flaky crust.

South Texas style BBQ is where Texas barbecue meets Mexican and Tejano traditions, especially barbacoa made from beef head, cheek, or tongue cooked until meltingly tender.

West Texas style BBQ is cowboy-style barbecue cooked over direct heat, often with mesquite wood and a charred, open-fire flavor.