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Texans love to eat, and one dish they can't get enough of is chili - so much so that chili con carne is Texas's state meal. This seemingly simple staple of Texan identity proves to be anything but, however.
Texas Is Chili Country is a brief look at the favoured fare - its colourful history, its many incarnations, and the ways it has spread both across the country and the world.
About the author
Judy Alter retired from Texas Christian University Press after thirty years, twenty of them as director. At the same time she developed her own writing career, focusing primarily on women of the American West. Now she writes fiction and nonfiction for all ages. She lives in Fort Worth.
Summary
Texans love to eat, and one dish they can’t get enough of is chili - so much so that chili con carne is Texas’s state meal. This seemingly simple staple of Texan identity proves to be anything but, however. Texas Is Chili Country is a brief look at the favoured fare - its colourful history, its many incarnations, and the ways it has spread both across the country and the world.
