5 Foods Outsiders Don’t Understand But We in WesT Texas Love!

We Texans, especially those in the West, love our food. But to outsiders? Some of our favorites just don’t make sense.

And honestly, that’s fine, we’ll eat ‘em anyway, plus it makes for shorter lines at the drive-thru.

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These Might Raise Eyebrows, But We Love Them Anyway

As a matter of fact, as I am writing this, my wife walked into the studio and asked, "Have you eaten yet? Because I brought you lunch!" She brought brisket tacos, barbecue sauce, and jalapeño poppers because in our house, fries are optional, but the flavor is not.

One of our favorite meals is every Texan, chicken-fried steak for breakfast. Who doesn't love a battered steak covered in gravy at 8:30 in the morning? Sign me up, and give me some in a doggy bag.

LOOK: 5 Foods Outsiders Don’t Understand But We in WesT Texas Love!

Six foods we combined with other foods to make Texas delicious, full of flavor, hot and spicy, and give it that Texas feel. You get the idea, like riding a wild bronc, bull or battel racing.

Gallery Credit: Rudy A. Fernandez

West Texas is not just a place where we live and work; it’s a flavor, and you can taste it in the red dirt in the air. And if you don’t understand that, that’s okay too, because as I like to as, "More be for us y'all."

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