Mop Sauce (Mopping Sauce; Moppin’ Sauce)
Mop sauce (also "mopping sauce" or "moppin' sauce") is also known as basting sauce. It's "mopped" on to barbecue while the food is turned. President Lyndon…
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Cowboy Cut (jeans)
Levi's began mass producing jeans in the 1920s; Levi's has long claimed to be the original "cowboy jeans." Several different brands of jeans (including Levi's) advertised…
Cowboy Cut (Cowboy Ribeye Steak; Cowboy Rib Steak)
A "cowboy cut" is a cut of steak with the bone in (for use by cowboys as a handle). The term "cowboy cut" appeared in the late 1960s and 1970s; Wrangler introduced its…
Southwest (Southwestern)
Texas has been described as part of the "South-west" since at least 1819. (Oxford English Dictionary)south-west, adv., n., and a. U.S. The south-western states. 1835 J. H. OTEY in W. M.…
Southwest Salad or Southwestern Salad (Southwest Chicken Salad or Southwestern Chicken Salad)
In 2007, McDonald's introduced a "Southwest Salad." In 2003, Jack in the Box introduced a "Southwest Salad" and Chick-fil-A introduced a "Southwest Chargrilled…
Hippie Sandwich (Hippie Burger)
A "hippie sandwich" is the vegetarian sandwich on the menu at the Shady Grove restaurant at 1624 Barton Springs Road ("restaurant row") in Austin. It's not to be confused…
Frings (French Fries + Onion Rings)
"Frings" are orders of half french fries and half onion rings. The "frings" name was trademarked by Jack in the Box (a hamburger chain popular in California and Texas) in 1979,…
Cocktail
The origin of the word "cocktail" (alcoholic mixed drink) remains a mystery. One early theory supposed that it was served by Elizabeth Flanagan in Westchester County, around the time of…
Texas Tarragon (Mexican Mint Marigold)
Texas tarragon (not a real "tarragon" plant) is another name for the Mexican Mint Marigold. Texas tarragon tastes like French tarragon, but can grow more easily in Texas soil to survive…
Venison Chili (Deer Chili; Deer Meat Chili)
Deer can be seen in many parts of Texas. Chile con carne is the official dish of Texas, so it's no surprise that deer meat would be added to chili. In 1953, the governor of Texas, Allan…
Tailgate Party or Tailgate Picnic (Tailgating)
A "tailgate party" or "tailgating picnic" ("tailgating") is a pre-game ritual that some fans engage in at stadium parking lots, using the tailgate of trucks or station…
Iced Tea
"Iced tea" (cited since at least the 1830s) is a popular drink in the South. About 1868, iced tea became popular in New York City. In early cookbooks, the drink is also sometimes referred…
Iced Tea
"Iced tea" (cited since at least the 1830s) is a popular drink in the South. About 1868, iced tea became popular in New York City. In early cookbooks, the drink is also sometimes referred…
Jalapeño Cream Cheese
"Cream cheese" is a soft, spreadable cheese usually associated with Philadelphia. "Jalapeño cream cheese" brings some heat by adding the Texas state pepper, the jalapeño.…
Steak Fingers (Steakfingers)
"Steak fingers" (breaded beef strips, also called "chicken-fried steak fingers" or "steakfingers") became popular snacks at West Texas drive-ins in the 1950s and…
Texas Adultery Law (lawyer joke)
The origin of this lawyer joke in unknown, but if adultery is punishable by a shotgun death, it must take place in Texas. The end of the joke doesn't quite make sense. Why wouldn't a…
“Texas fries everything but ice cream” (Edna Ferber)
"Texas fries everything but ice cream" is a quotation in Edna Ferber's 1963 autobiography A Kind of Magic. Ferber's Texas work is best represented in the film Giant (1956), with…
“Did you know the Missouri Pacific Railroad is mentioned in the Bible?” (railroad joke)
"Did you know the Missouri Pacific Railroad is mentioned in the Bible?" is the start of an old railroad joke. "MoPac" service was so slow that people told jokes about it.…
“Need no teef to eat my beef” (House Park Bar-B-Que, Austin)
"Need no teef to eat my beef" is the non-trademarked slogan at the House Park Bar-B-Que in Austin, at West 12th Street near Lamar Boulevard. House Park has been around since 1943;…
Mr. Bojangles (person and song title)
"Mr. Bojangles" is a 1968 song title by Jerry Jeff Walker (a popular performer on the Austin music scene, especially in the 1970s). The song describes a dancer, known throughout the…