I thought I was familiar (and really enjoyed) Tex Mex cuisine based on our local “large plate Mexican restaurants”, but then the husband and I went to New Mexico and discovered actual Tex Mex food with the most amazing chili sauces (red and green!). Now trips for Mexican in Ohio just make me long for the food down SW way…

dagny761

Man it's hard to think of something that's available in Austin proper but doesn't appear elsewhere in Texas. Maybe I'm not enough of a foodie.

Migas breakfast tacos, eggs cooked with tortilla chips, are the closest thing I can think of, but maybe a general texmex thing. I hadn't seen or tried them before coming to Austin.

food_and_drinks

Localized food specialties?

Man it's hard to think of something that's available in Austin proper but doesn't appear elsewhere in Texas. Maybe I'm not enough of a foodie.

Migas breakfast tacos, eggs cooked with tortilla chips, are the closest thing I can think of, but maybe a general texmex thing. I hadn't seen or tried them before coming to Austin.