Houston Street Food - Part 2 - Ivan Teh

Houston Street Food - Part 2

More Houston Street Food that I've tried during other visits to Houston, Texas, United States Of America, continuing from Part 1.

Smoked Beef Brisket

This list includes dishes not listed in Houston Street Food - Part 1. While cuisine is mostly American, there are also influences from British English, Mexican, Chinese, and Italian cuisines.

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The Bacon Egg Breakfast Wrap is a quick, on-the-go hand-held meal, comprising of a wheat flour tortilla wrap, filled with fluffy soft scrambled eggs or egg omelette, crisp spinach leaves, crunchy pork bacon, tender slices of pork ham, or some combination thereof. The Bacon Egg Breakfast Wrap carries grainy meaty salty eggy sweet savoury flavour.

Bacon Egg Breakfast Wrap

Bacon Egg Breakfast Wrap

The Baked Potato Skins are an uncommon but tasty appetizer. It comprises hollowed skin-on potatoes, filled with a stuffing of cheddar cheese, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, oregano, thyme, sour cream, vegetable oil, and bacon bits, then baked. Hearty enough to be almost a meal, the Baked Potato Skins will have a crisp crunchy exterior, a fluffy tender creamy gooey interior, and robust smoky cheesy salty starchy savoury sweet earthy flavour.

Baked Potato Skins

Baked Potato Skins

The East Texas style Barbecue Sauce is traditionally made from fresh tomatoes, tomato ketchup, salt, brown sugar or white sugar, apple cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, cumin powder, black pepper, and chili powder. The Barbecue Sauce has a tangy sour sweet savoury spice flavour, with a thick sticky texture.

Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue Beef Ribs are typically associated with the East Texas style of barbecue. It features beef ribs (short plate ribs, back ribs, or chuck ribs) basted in a thick barbecue sauce. East Texas barbecue sauce is traditionally made from fresh tomatoes, tomato ketchup, salt, brown sugar or white sugar, apple cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, cumin powder, black pepper, and chili powder. It has a tangy sour sweet savoury herbal spice flavour, with a thick sticky texture. The Barbecue Beef Ribs are marinated with this barbecue sauce and slow cooked (usually over hickory wood) till the meat is infused, resulting in a chunky firm tender texture with bold smoky meaty savoury salty tangy sour herbal spice flavour.

Barbecue Beef Ribs

Barbecue Beef Ribs

The Beer Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA is an India Pale Ale (IPA), brewed by the Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Sussex County, Delaware, United States Of America. It has a dull yellow orange colour, with aromas and tastes of pine cone, mango, potato, and red apple. The body is dry, gentle, and clean, with fruity earthy grainy nutty bitter sweet flavour, versatile and refreshing.

Beer Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

The Beer Galveston Island Tiki Wheat is an American pale wheat beer, brewed by Galveston Island Brewing in Galveston, Texas, United States Of America. It has a hazy red amber colour, with aromas and tastes of wheat, orange, coriander, and caramel. The body is thin, crisp, and dry, with grainy bready sour bitter fruity sweet vegetal flavour, and a lingering finish.

Beer Galveston Island Tiki Wheat

Beer Galveston Island Tiki Wheat

The Beer Karbach Hoplectic is an American West Coast India Pale Ale (IPA), brewed by the Karbach Brewing Company in Spring Branch East, Houston, Texas, United States Of America. It has a clear copper brown colour, with aromas and tastes of grapefruit, pine cones, honeydew melon, and grass. The body is sticky, thin, and light, with fruity earthy sour bitter sweet flavour, and a lingering finish.

Beer Karbach Hoplectic

The Beer Saint Arnold Christmas Ale is a seasonal festive ale, brewed by the Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Downtown Houston, Houston, Texas, United States Of America. It has a brown copper colour, with aromas and tastes of barley, cinnamon, black raisins, and caramel. The body is rich, smooth, and malty, with grainy floral earthy bitter herbal sweet spice flavour, and a layered finish.

Beer Saint Arnold Christmas Ale

The Beer Southern Star Buried Hatchet Stout is brewed by the Southern Star Brewing Company in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, United States Of America. It has a charcoal black colour with a thin white foam head, with aromas and tastes of roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate, toffee, and barley. The body is creamy, balanced, and smooth, with toasty earthy bitter grainy savoury sweet flavour, with a short finish.

Beer Southern Star Buried Hatchet Stout

Beer Southern Star Buried Hatchet Stout

The Blackened Redfish is a Cajun style dish, featuring deboned fillets of redfish marinated with a blend of melted butter, lemon juice, black pepper, white pepper, garlic powder, onion pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, and paprika, then grilled till the surface of the fish is charred. The Blackened Redfish will have a soft moist flaky texture, with addictive smoky sweet salty savoury herbal spice flavour. May be served with several side dishes.

Blackened Redfish

Blackened Redfish

Blackened Redfish

Known for its thirst-quenching properties, Cactus Water is naturally alkaline and is rich in minerals, including vitamin E, magnesium, potassium, and betalains. The pink-hued Cactus Water is low in calories and sugar, thin and light in texture, with mild vegetal earthy sweet flavour.

Cactus Water

The Caesar Salad is a green salad appetizer or side dish, sometimes prepared tableside, comprising of romaine lettuce, bread croutons, cherry tomatoes, chicken eggs, and parmesan cheese, tossed with lemon juice, olive oil, worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and optionally, anchovies, dijon mustard, or sliced chicken breast. The salad's creation in 1924 is generally attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, from where it derives its name. A Caesar Salad will have crisp crunchy juicy tender textures, with vegetal eggy sweet tangy sour spice flavours.

Caesar Salad

Caesar Salad

A typical American South soul food, Chicken And Waffles is a comfort dish that features battered and fried chicken over plain waffles, with condiments of salted butter and maple syrup to accompany. The waffles have a chewy soft fluffy texture with bready sweet savoury flavour, enhanced with creamy salted butter and thick maple syrup which lends floral buttery salty sweet flavour. The bone-in chicken chunks or boneless chicken tenders are brined in a mix of buttermilk, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, and paprika; coated with a seasoned crust of all purpose flour, corn starch, baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper; then deep-fried. This renders the fried chicken with a crisp crunchy light crust, juicy tender chicken meat, and meaty savoury salty spice sweet flavour. The Chicken And Waffles is typically eaten during breakfast.

Chicken And Waffles

Chicken And Waffles

A childhood favourite, Chicken Nuggets are a processed food item, made with ground chicken meat, chicken eggs, water, all purpose flour, salt, cornstarch, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Formed into vaguely fun shapes and deep-fried or air-fried, the Chicken Nuggets have a light crunch to the battered crust, with tender moist texture to the chicken meat, carrying meaty savoury salty flavour.

Chicken Nuggets

Chicken Nuggets

The Chicken Wings Hickory Smoked Barbecue feature deep-fried bone-in chicken wingettes and drumettes, tender and juicy, glazed with a thick sticky barbecue sauce. The result is the Chicken Wings Hickory Smoked Barbecue have a smoky meaty savoury sour tangy sweet flavour.

Chicken Wings Hickory Smoked Barbecue

The Chicken Wings Lemon Pepper feature deep-fried bone-in chicken wingettes and drumettes, tender and juicy, seasoned with a light lemon juice, salt, and black pepper rub. The result is the Chicken Wings Lemon Pepper have a meaty sour savoury salty peppery spice flavour.

Chicken Wings Lemon Pepper

The Chili Con Carne is a stew of Mexican origin, comprising minced beef and diced red onions or yellow onions, in a spiced stew of vegetable oil, fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, basil leaves, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, cumin, salt, black pepper, water, parsley, and optionally beans (pinto beans or kidney beans), bell peppers / capsicum, sour cream, or grated cheese (cheddar, American, parmesan, or monterey jack). The Chili Con Carne has a chunky grainy smooth texture with bright meaty savoury salty spice flavour, and can either be eaten on its own, eaten with crackers, or used as a condiment to enhance dishes such as the chili dog, chili burger, or frito pie.

Chili Con Carne

Chili Con Carne

Chili Con Carne

The Chili Dog is a subset of a Hot Dog. It features the usual base of fluffy soft hot dog buns with bready sweet flavour, served with a sausage (either chicken, pork, or beef) that's boiled or grilled, has a snappy juicy texture with meaty savoury salty herbal spice flavour. The signature garnish for a Chili Dog is chunky grainy smooth chili con carne stew, with robust meaty savoury salty spice flavour. Loaded together with the chili con carne stew, is some or all of the following toppings; crisp diced raw white onions with vegetal sweet earthy flavour, thin pepper sauce with tangy zesty sour spice herbal flavour, or gooey cheddar cheese with cheesy salty flavour.

Chili Dog

Chili Dog

Chili Dog

The Churros is a Mexican and Spanish dessert pastry, where choux pastry (made with all purpose flour, water, chicken eggs, salt, and butter) is piped from a star-shaped piping bag into hot oil for deep-frying. Often served garnished with either cinnamon sugar or chocolate sauce, Churros has a crisp crunchy texture with bready sweet savoury flavour. Churros is best eaten while hot and fresh.

Churros

Churros

Churros

Churros

A Cinnamon Roll is a dessert confectionery, made with bread flour or all purpose flour, salt, chicken eggs, yeast, brown sugar, cinnamon, milk, and butter, then rolled into its typical shape. A Cinnamon Roll is often served glazed with a mix of cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and butter. Best eaten when warm, the Cinnamon Roll has a chewy soft sticky texture with bright bready sweet spice flavour.

Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon Roll

A Cobbler is a dessert consisting of a fruit filling covered with a crust and baked, served warm with an optional scoop of ice cream. The crust for a Cobbler resembles a biscuit (and looks like a cobbled road, hence the name), and is made with all purpose flour, butter, salt, granulated sugar, milk or buttermilk, baking powder, and cinnamon; resulting in a crumbly firm grainy texture with biscuity sweet spice flavour. The fruit filling varies, but is usually diced and mixed with salt, granulated sugar, and cornstarch, resulting in a juicy tender sticky texture. Common fruit filling for a Cobbler include red apples, blueberries, strawberries, apricots, blackberries, cherries, and peaches. Since 2013, the official Cobbler for Texas is the Peach Cobbler, beloved for its fruity sour sweet flavour.

Cobbler

Cobbler

Cobbler

The Cocktail Sangria is a type of wine punch, made from a blend of red wine, liqueur (either triple sec orange liqueur or brandy), fruit juice and fresh fruits (oranges, red apples, lemons, limes, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries), and optional sparkling water. Always served chilled, the Cocktail Sangria will have a thin juicy texture, with bright fruity earthy sour sweet flavour.

Cocktail Sangria

Cocktail Sangria

The straightforward Coffee Brewed features hot water poured over ground coffee beans, which extracts the toasty earthy flavour and aroma of the coffee beans via the drip-filter method as it steeps for several minutes. Most restaurants or chain coffee brands serve Coffee Brewed, and have a machine to perform this extraction quickly.

Coffee Brewed

Coffee Brewed

Coffee Brewed

Coffee Brewed

The Coffee Long Black features a single shot (or double shot) of espresso poured into hot water. Served either warm or chilled, the Coffee Long Black has a thin texture with toasty earthy flavour.

Coffee Long Black

The Coffee Flat White features a single shot (or double shot) of espresso blended with milk, in a ratio of 1:3 espresso and 2:3 milk, topped with a thin layer of foam. Served either warm or chilled, the Coffee Flat White has a thin texture with toasty earthy milky flavour.

Coffee Flat White

The Coffee Latte features a single shot (or double shot) of espresso blended with milk, in a ratio of 1:4 espresso and 3:4 milk, topped with a medium layer of foam. Served either warm or chilled, the Coffee Latte has a thin texture with toasty milky earthy flavour.

Coffee Latte

The Coleslaw is a side dish comprising finely shredded vegetables tossed with white vinegar and mayonnaise, then served chilled. Coleslaw will have a crunchy crisp texture with vegetal sweet sour milky flavour. The vegetables used often include cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots, and red onions. In some places in the American South, buttermilk is used to substitute the dressing of white vinegar and mayonnaise.

Coleslaw

Coleslaw

Coleslaw

Originating from Native American cuisine, Creamed Corn is a dish of corn kernels, cream or milk, all purpose flour, salt, white sugar, butter, white pepper or black pepper, and optionally garlic powder, cayenne pepper, or parmesan cheese. The result is a Creamed Corn dish with gloopy juicy crunchy texture, and addictive grainy sweet savoury salty buttery spice flavour. Creamed Corn is typically served as a side dish.

Creamed Corn

Creamed Corn

The Deviled Eggs, also known as Stuffed Eggs, Dressed Eggs, or Angel Eggs, are a popular appetizer. The Deviled Eggs feature hard-boiled chicken eggs, with the egg yolk scooped out and mashed with mayonnaise, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, and white pepper, then refilled into the egg white, and garnished with a variety of ingredients. The ingredients can range from the common, such as paprika, curry powder, or cinnamon, to the luxurious, such as prosciutto cotto / cooked dry-cured ham, or sturgeon fish caviar. A Deviled Egg will have a bouncy mushy soft texture, with eggy sour sweet spice flavour.

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs Paprika

Deviled Eggs Sturgeon Fish Caviar

Deviled Eggs Prosciutto Cotto / Cooked Dry-Cured Ham

Deviled Eggs

A Southern Creole dish, Dirty Rice is named for the deep colour of the rice after it absorbs the essence of the ingredients it's cooked with. A basic Dirty Rice will comprise long-grain white rice stir-fried with the 'holy trinity' of Cajun cooking (white onions or yellow onions, bell peppers / capsicum, and celery), along with minced meat (beef, chicken, or pork), water or chicken broth, and a heavy sprinkling of Creole seasonings (salt, garlic, cayenne pepper, sage, paprika, oregano, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, or chili). The Dirty Rice will have a fluffy moist oily texture, with robust grainy vegetal sweet meaty salty savoury spice flavour.

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice

The Doughnut or Donut is a dessert confectionery, comprising of dough made from all purpose flour, water, salt, white sugar, chicken eggs, yeast, butter, and shortening, deep-fried than glazed (with sugar syrup, chocolate sauce, strawberry sauce, or others) or sprinkled (with candy sprinkles, cinnamon sugar, icing sugar, or others). A Doughnut will have a soft fluffy chewy texture, with bready sweet spice flavour. They also vary in shape, with the more common versions being rings with holes, balls, twists, and filled spheres.

Doughnut

Doughnut

The Enchiladas De Pollo Con Mole, also known as Enmoladas or Mole Enchiladas With Chicken, is a Mexican dish of filled tortillas covered in mole sauce. The base is a filled tortilla known as enchiladas, comprising several rolled corn tortillas stuffed with roasted shredded chicken, sliced white onions or yellow onions, and cream. It's then covered in a rich mole sauce, made from a blend of chicken stock, melted chocolate (milk, dark, or white), black pepper or white pepper, cinnamon, cumin, and chili peppers (ancho, pasilla, mulato, or chipotle). Optional ingredients for the mole sauce may include garlic, cloves, star anise, tomatoes, or cheese (cheddar, parmesan). A premium version may include a topping of sliced avocados. The Enchiladas De Pollo Con Mole / Enmoladas / Mole Enchiladas With Chicken will have thick chewy tender soft creamy crunchy textures, with deep bready sweet savoury vegetal sour spice salty earthy chocolatey herbal flavour.

Enchiladas De Pollo Con Mole / Enmoladas / Mole Enchiladas With Chicken

Enchiladas De Pollo Con Mole / Enmoladas / Mole Enchiladas With Chicken

Enchiladas De Pollo Con Mole / Enmoladas / Mole Enchiladas With Chicken

The American South does righteous Fried Chicken, consisting of bone-in chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter, then pan-fried, deep-fried, pressure-fried, or air-fried. The batter, often made with a blend of wet brine (buttermilk or milk, yellow mustard, chicken eggs, and water) and dry brine (all purpose flour, white sugar, salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cornstarch, baking soda, white pepper or black pepper, and biscuit crumbs), helps lock in and seal moisture while the chicken cooks. The result is Fried Chicken that has a crisp crunchy chicken skin, with tender juicy chicken meat that comes easily off the bone, carrying addictive meaty sweet salty savoury spice flavour.

Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken

The Fried Dill Pickles are a common appetizer or side dish in the American South. Fried Dill Pickles comprise sliced dill pickles, battered with a mix of buttermilk, cornmeal, all purpose flour, salt, black pepper, cajun seasoning, and old bay seasoning, then deep-fried. The exterior will be crispy crunchy, while the interior will be juicy soft, carrying vegetal salty savoury spice sour tangy flavour. Fried Dill Pickles may be served with barbecue sauce, ranch sauce, or cajun seasoning.

Fried Dill Pickles

Fried Dill Pickles

The side dish of Fries, also known as French Fries, feature thin batonnet or julienne-cut potatoes, seasoned with salt, then deep-fried, baked, or air-fried. The potatoes used to make Fries are usually high-starch low-moisture varieties including Russet potatoes, Idaho potatoes, Kennebec potatoes, or Yukon Gold potatoes. Fries have a crisp exterior, a fluffy interior, and an addictive starchy salty savoury flavour. As a side dish, they're served to accompany a wide range of dishes.

Fries

Fries

Fries

The Grilled Beef Sausage features ground beef blended with spices and seasonings. The Grilled Beef Sausage has a snappy crunchy juicy tender texture, with bold smoky meaty salty savoury spice flavour.

Grilled Beef Sausage

Grilled Beef Sausage

The Grilled Pork Sausage features ground pork blended with spices and seasonings. The Grilled Pork Sausage has a snappy crunchy juicy tender texture, with bold smoky meaty sweet savoury spice flavour.

Grilled Pork Sausage

Grilled Pork Sausage

Guacamole or Guac is a beloved dip, salad, or spread, often served as a side dish. Guacamole is made from avocados mashed with salt, lime juice, diced white onions or yellow onions, diced roma tomatoes, minced garlic, cilantro, and jalapenos or chili pepper. Nutritious in dietary fibre and vitamins, Guacamole has a chunky juicy gloopy thick texture with vegetal sweet sour earthy herbal spice flavour.

Guacamole

Guacamole

The Hash Browns are a common breakfast side dish, generally not eaten the remainder of the day. Hash Browns are made from finely julienned potatoes, seasoned with salt, shaped into a patty, and deep-fried or air-fried. The potatoes used to make Hash Browns are usually high-starch low-moisture varieties including Russet potatoes, Idaho potatoes, Kennebec potatoes, or Yukon Gold potatoes. The Hash Browns have a crisp soft texture, with an addictive starchy salty savoury flavour.

Hash Browns

Hash Browns

Hash Browns

Ice Cream is a popular frozen dessert, made from a blend of milk or cream, white sugar, one or more kinds of flavourings, and optional edible food colouring. The flavouring added to Ice Cream may include vanilla, chocolate, fruit (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, peach, cherries), cookie dough or cookie pieces, peanut butter, graham crackers, caramel, salted caramel, marshmallows, mint, pistachio, or more. True to its name, Ice Cream has a creamy smooth texture with milky sweet flavour (notwithstanding flavourings added to it), and is usually served in either a paper cup or baked waffle cone. Ice Cream may also be enhanced with a variety of toppings, including chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup, rainbow candy sprinkles, crushed peanuts, whipped cream, corn flakes cereal, fruit, and more.

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Iced Tea is probably the default beverage of choice in these parts. Comprising thin black tea chilled with ice cubes, carrying earthy flavour, Iced Tea may be served sweetened (with white sugar or sugar syrup) or unsweetened, the latter commonly ordered as 'Unsweet'. Iced Tea may optionally be served with a wedge of lemon or lime, which lends a fruity tangy sour zesty note to taste.

Iced Tea

Iced Tea

Iced Tea

The Key Lime Pie is a classic American dessert pie, comprising of a blend of chicken egg yolk, key lime juice, granulated sugar, and condensed milk, set over a crushed graham cracker biscuit base, topped with whipped cream and a slice of lime or lime zest. Served chilled, the Key Lime Pie will have a soft custardy wobbly grainy texture, with bright zesty tangy sour fruity sweet biscuity flavour. Due to its simplicity of ingredients and easy-to-make process, Key Lime Pie is fairly common as a dessert.

Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie

Macaroni And Cheese, more commonly shortened to Mac And Cheese, is a side dish of macaroni pasta coated with a cheese sauce. Regarded as a type of casserole, the cheese used is often cheddar, added mornay sauce style (melted with salted butter, all purpose flour, milk, salt, black pepper, and chicken egg yolks) to the macaroni pasta. Macaroni And Cheese has a soft gooey creamy texture, with starchy cheesy salty sweet milky flavour.

Macaroni And Cheese

Macaroni And Cheese

Macaroni And Cheese

A Muffin is a dessert confectionery, and may be either sweet or savoury, with the former being more common. A Muffin is made from a blend of all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, chicken eggs, milk, vegetable oil or butter, and typically 1 filling, such as blueberry, green apple, corn, chocolate chips (milk, dark, or white), banana, cinnamon, vanilla, or cranberry. The Muffin will have a coarse soft moist crumbly texture; in the case of a Blueberry Muffin or Banana Muffin, carries warm bready fruity sweet flavour.

Muffin

Muffin

The Onion Rings are a common side dish, comprising sliced onions coated in batter and then deep-fried. The batter for Onion Rings typically consists of a blend of milk, salt, chicken eggs, baking powder, vegetable oil, and either all-purpose flour (battered) or bread crumbs (breaded). The type of onions used are large varietals, either white, yellow, red, vidalia, Texas, Maui, or walla walla; the Texas onion is most common in Texas, naturally. The Onion Rings will have a crisp crunchy texture, with mild vegetal earthy sweet salty savoury flavour.

Onion Rings

Onion Rings

Onion Rings

The Onion Chips are a processed snack, consisting of ring-shaped cornmeal seasoned with salt and onion powder, closely resembling Onion Rings. Most famously produced by Frito-Lay, Inc., the Onion Chips have a firm crunchy texture with robust vegetal earthy salty sweet flavour on white onions. Onion Chips may sometimes be crushed and used as a garnish for other dishes.

Onion Chips

Onion Chips

The Orangeade is a simple but refreshing drink made with orange juice, white sugar, and water, served chilled. Orangeade has a fruity tangy sour sweet flavour, and is often home-made, although street kiosks and fast-food outlets also sell this.

Orangeade

Pancakes, also known as Hot Cakes, or Flapjacks, are thin round cakes made from a batter (buttermilk or milk, chicken eggs, wheat flour or all purpose flour, baking powder, caster sugar, salt, and butter) and cooked over a griddle. Pancakes are often served in stacks of 2, 3, or 4, dressed with salted butter and maple syrup, and are served alongside other dishes for breakfast. Pancakes have a light floral bready sweet savoury flavour and a fluffy soft warm texture that is comforting.

Pancakes

Pancakes

Considered the speciality state pie of Houston, Texas, United States Of America, the Pecan Pie is a dessert pie that's served warm. Made with chopped and whole pecan nuts, corn syrup, white sugar or brown sugar, chicken eggs, salt, vanilla essence, and butter; set over a pie crust made from all-purpose flour, salt, butter, vegetable shortening, and water; then baked. The Pecan Pie has a firm crunchy crumbly texture, with warm nutty earthy sweet floral flavour. Often served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and lashings of caramel sauce.

Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie

The Ranch Sauce is a thick creamy dressing usually made from buttermilk or sour cream, salt, garlic, black pepper, mayonnaise, and herbs (commonly yellow onions, chives, parsley, and dill). Also popular as a dipping sauce, Ranch Sauce has a tangy zesty milky sweet savoury herbal flavour. The creation of Ranch Sauce is credited to Steve Henson in 1954 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States Of America, where he was operating a guest ranch and steakhouse named 'Hidden Valley Ranch'.

Ranch Sauce

Refried Beans are a side dish, a misnomer in name as they're only fried once to a well-cooked degree, rather than being fried more than once. Refried Beans comprise boiled and mashed beans (usually pinto beans, but may also be black beans, peruano beans, or red kidney beans) fried together with salt, garlic, diced white onions or yellow onions, pork lard or beef fat or vegetable oil, lime juice, cumin, oregano, and butter. The Refried Beans will have a creamy grainy smooth texture, with deep earthy savoury salty flavour.

Refried Beans

Refried Beans

As salmon fish is not native to the state of Texas, these are typically imported. The Salmon Fish Fillet is usually deboned and filleted, then pan-fried till the salmon fish skin turns crispy crunchy, while the flesh still has a nice medium pink colour, with a tender moist flaky texture. Sprinkled with a little salt to complement the natural taste, resulting in a savoury sweet salty flavour of the salmon fish fillet. Typically accompanied with a side salad, coleslaw, roast potatoes, or fries.

Salmon Fish Fillet

The iconic Sandwich Grilled Cheese is a popular snack. The Sandwich Grilled Cheese is made with slices of crisp toasted bread (either white, sourdough, rye, brioche, or multigrain) with bready sweet smoky flavour, layered with creamy mayonnaise and luscious butter for milky sweet salty flavour, and gooey melted grated cheese (American, cheddar, gruyere, gouda, havarti, mozzarella, blue, brie, provolone, or a combination thereof) with cheesy salty savoury flavour. The visually appealing cheese stretch as you break into the Sandwich Grilled Cheese is stunning.

Sandwich Grilled Cheese

Sandwich Grilled Cheese

Classic Southern comfort food, the Shrimp And Grits is a homely dish that's enjoyed throughout the day. The base of Shrimp And Grits is coarse stone-ground corn (often white corn, though yellow corn is sometimes used) boiled with water and salt, then incorporated with either milk, cream, cheddar cheese, butter, pork lard, or pork bacon for an enhanced flavour profile. The result is a paste that appears lumpy, hence its name 'grits', with a chunky creamy texture and mild grainy sweet savoury buttery salty flavour. The garnish consists of fresh partially or fully deshelled shrimp / prawns, grilled and tossed with garlic, salt, paprika, and butter; bouncy and crunchy in texture with bright smoky sweet savoury salty spice flavour. Shrimp And Grits is completed with lemon juice and fresh green onions, lending a crisp bite and vegetal sweet herbal zesty sour tangy flavour.

Shrimp And Grits

Shrimp And Grits

Smoked Beef Brisket is associated with the Central Texas style of barbecue, which emphasizes the meat, meaning that sauces are often served on the side instead of being used as a marinade. The cut of beef used for Smoked Beef Brisket is typically a prime grade, full packer brisket containing the point and flat muscles. This is dry rubbed with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and optionally yellow mustard or worcestershire sauce, then smoked low and slow over pecan, oak, or mesquite wood, for between 8 to 12 hours. This results in the Smoked Beef Brisket having a tender succulent juicy texture with enticing smoky meaty savoury salty spice flavour.

Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket

The staple of Spanish Rice features long-grain white rice infused with turmeric or saffron (without the use of tomato as in Mexican Rice), and often enhanced with hardy vegetables like carrots or bell peppers / capsicum. Spanish Rice has a fluffy moist soft texture, with bright grainy vegetal sweet spice flavour.

Spanish Rice

Spanish Rice

The ubiquitous Soft Drink Coca-Cola requires little introduction. A cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company since May 1886, the exact formula for Soft Drink Coca-Cola natural flavourings remains a trade secret till today (though all other ingredients listed on their bottles or cans are not secret). Soft Drink Coca-Cola has a lively fizzy thin texture, with balanced herbal spice bitter sweet flavour, akin to a combination of liquorice, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Soft Drink Coca-Cola

Soft Drink Coca-Cola

The Soft Drink Coca-Cola Frozen features the regular cola soft drink blended with ice cubes till it becomes a slushie. While Soft Drink Coca-Cola Frozen has the same balanced herbal spice bitter sweet flavour, this has a thick chunky grainy texture from the crushed ice cubes.

Soft Drink Coca-Cola Frozen

Going by the quality standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Water in Houston is safe to drink straight from the tap. The Water is considered hard and mineral-rich.

Water

Water

Water

Fresh Watermelon Juice, with its semi-thin grainy texture and fruity sweet flavour, is so refreshing. Watermelon Juice is a great thirst-quencher on a hot day.

Watermelon Juice

Popularised in Houston, Texas, United States Of America, the Tex-Mex dish of Fajitas resembles a deconstructed dish of tacos, with the component ingredients served separately, whereupon diners will build it as they wish. A Fajitas spread will comprise some or all of the following; chewy toasted flour tortillas with bready sweet flavour, crispy corn tortillas with grainy savoury salty flavour, fluffy moist soft Spanish rice with grainy vegetal sweet spice flavour, creamy grainy smooth refried beans with deep earthy savoury salty flavour, thick sour cream with milky sour flavour, juicy pico de gallo with vegetal sweet herbal flavour, chunky juicy gloopy thick guacamole with vegetal sweet sour earthy herbal spice flavour, tender caramelised white onions or yellow onions with vegetal earthy sweet flavour, and chewy strips of grilled beef skirt steak with smoky meaty savoury salty peppery spice flavour. Instead of beef skirt steak, shredded chicken may also be used for Fajitas.

Fajitas

Fajitas

Fajitas

A fusion of Smoked Beef Brisket and Fries, the Brisket Fries are a decadent side dish. Featuring a base of thin julienne-cut salted potatoes fries with a crisp exterior, a fluffy interior, and an addictive starchy salty savoury flavour. Stacked with tender succulent juicy smoked beef brisket with enticing smoky meaty savoury salty spice flavour, dressed with thick sticky barbecue sauce with tangy sour sweet savoury spice flavour. The Brisket Fries are completed with juicy crunchy jalapeno peppers that lend a tangy zesty sour vegetal spice flavour.

Brisket Fries

Brisket Fries

The dish of Crab Cake & Grilled Scallops is sometimes referred to as a 'Surf-And-Surf', as it showcases 2 luxurious seafood items. The Crab Cake is a patty comprised of deshelled blue crab meat, chicken eggs, green onions, lemon juice, mayonnaise, salt, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, parsley, and butter, coated in bread crumbs then baked, deep-fried, or grilled. The Crab Cake has a crisp golden exterior, a tender chunky interior, and enticing meaty sweet savoury briny salty herbal spice flavour. The Grilled Scallops feature large deshelled scallops, perfectly grilled and served with a sauce, typically lemon butter. The Grilled Scallops have a tender bouncy texture, with smoky meaty savoury salty sweet flavour.