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Lockhart > * for BBQ, but the entire hill country rules.
Lockhart is fun for the ambiance but it's far from being the best as far as the BBQ goes.
For a small podunk town, it’s in league with the big cities though I can’t vouch for Dallas, only what my Texas friends have told me. There’s allegedly a top 1 place in Fort Worth. As for Lockhart, it’s not chef inspired or anything, but they do it right and have the tradition. I’ve probably been there 11 or 12 times. Shit that was good on a given day was as good as it was going to be (prime at Kreuz, smoked pork loin at Blacks), etc. I’ve been to Franklins and had Mickthlewait’s and some local specialty stuff in Austin many times as well. I willl still vouch for Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin because their bbq sides are unbeatable. I’m not disputing what you say. Because you are a Texan and I’m only a visitor. But I’ve had about 40+ BBQ meals in Texas so have some background.
Post by piggy pablo on Mar 24, 2022 16:46:57 GMT -5
Yeah, idk what Houston's food "thing" is, the good thing about the food scene and the city is the diversity. BBQ isn't the thing. That is probably more of a rural thing. We definitely have it and some of it's great but I think of it as more hill country. Tex-Mex isn't unique to Houston but we probably have the best outside of San Antonio and that area. My favorite taco place leans Cuban anyway.
As for Tex-Mex - I like it. I eat it. It’s fine. But Mexican itself is so much fucking better. There are dozens of Mexican cuisines, and I don’t even know most of them. But I do know I’ve had some good authentico Mexican in Texas.
We had some central Texans in a few weeks ago and one of them said they weren’t going to eat Mexican here. I was like wtf? Do you not know that Mexicans live pretty much everywhere now (have for a long time) and many of them know how to cook and even operate restaurants? That’s such a dated mentality. I know there is fake Cajun shit around, but I’m sure many out of town creole or Cajun restaurants are perfectly authentic. Wtf? Pride.
People say Tex-Mex isn't real Mexican food to sound hip but mostly it just erases the historical legacy of Mexico in Texas as well as the experiences of immigrants. Tex-Mex is Mexican food.
Druid one of the pics you responded with is the Atlanta L5P, a city I enjoyed living in much more than Nashville
East Nashville. I was having a damn hard time finding a good representation of that area. I love all the murals. Thanks for pointing that out. And I respect your enjoyment of Atlanta over Nashville.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Mar 24, 2022 17:03:05 GMT -5
Honestly if I could only eat one cuisine it would be tex mex. Big flavors, lots of great ingredients, always satisfying, and can be adjusted to fit almost any dietary preference.
As for Tex-Mex - I like it. I eat it. It’s fine. But Mexican itself is so much fucking better. There are dozens of Mexican cuisines, and I don’t even know most of them. But I do know I’ve had some good authentico Mexican in Texas.
We had some central Texans in a few weeks ago and one of them said they weren’t going to eat Mexican here. I was like wtf? Do you not know that Mexicans live pretty much everywhere now (have for a long time) and many of them know how to cook and even operate restaurants? That’s such a dated mentality. I know there is fake Cajun shit around, but I’m sure many out of town creole or Cajun restaurants are perfectly authentic. Wtf? Pride.
People say Tex-Mex isn't real Mexican food to sound hip but mostly it just erases the historical legacy of Mexico in Texas as well as the experiences of immigrants. Tex-Mex is Mexican food.
Correct me if I’m wrong or if it’s kind of what you’re saying, because you’ll know better. I feel like Tex-Mex is maybe more of a type of Mexican cuisine than something distinctly different. I feel like it’s generally a more Americanized strain of Mexican based on some of the ingredients and preparations. Frioles tend to be different (charro, pinto, whatever) and often with Jack cheese on them in Tex-Mex. Arroz is also a staple on platos. But I feel like if I’m getting tacos, I’m rathering cilantro and cebola or cebolito over lettuce. And I’m preferring queso fresco and cotija over cheddar or jack. <—. Again I realize Mexico is a massive country with many localized cuisines which using the term Mexican is probably as bad as saying American food. I know what generic American food is, but there’s so much regionalization here as well.
People say Tex-Mex isn't real Mexican food to sound hip but mostly it just erases the historical legacy of Mexico in Texas as well as the experiences of immigrants. Tex-Mex is Mexican food.
Correct me if I’m wrong or if it’s kind of what you’re saying, because you’ll know better. I feel like Tex-Mex is maybe more of a type of Mexican cuisine than something distinctly different. I feel like it’s generally a more Americanized strain of Mexican based on some of the ingredients and preparations. Frioles tend to be different (charro, pinto, whatever) and often with Jack cheese on them in Tex-Mex. Arroz is also a staple on platos. But I feel like if I’m getting tacos, I’m rathering cilantro and cebola or cebolito over lettuce. And I’m preferring queso fresco and cotija over cheddar or jack. <—. Again I realize Mexico is a massive country with many localized cuisines which using the term Mexican is probably as bad as saying American food. I know what generic American food is, but there’s so much regionalization here as well.
Yeah a lot of that is true. I think it's important to note that most of the Americanization involved had more to do with what ingredients were available on-hand and immigrants adapting to that rather than the tastes of white Americans. I just balk at the "authenticity" word or at the idea that it isn't Mexican food because it was still made by Mexican-Americans and is part of Mexican food. The story of Tex-Mex is more about Americans deciding that they liked immigrants' food rather than immigrants compromising their food to suit them.
If anyone here finds themselves in the unenviable position of being in Houston I'd recommend hitting up Cecil's, one of Hicks's old haunts. Chill bar with a few pool tables and the jukebox has Lateralus in it.
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
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