The best Tex-Mex dishes
The top 3 according to 200 votes from people: Chili con carne · Chile con queso · Cheese enchiladas with chili gravy. (Updated May 19, 2019.)
Texas and Mexico on one plate: the classics of Tex-Mex according to Wikipedia's article, from chili con carne to fajitas and queso.
Top 12
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1
Chili con carne
Beef stewed with dried chillies, the Texas state dish.
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2
Chile con queso
Melted cheese dip with chillies.
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3
Cheese enchiladas with chili gravy
Corn tortillas with yellow cheese in chili gravy.
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4
Puffy tacos
San Antonio's fried, puffed tortilla tacos.
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5
Crispy tacos
Hard-shell tacos with ground beef.
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6
Fajitas
Grilled skirt steak served sizzling with flour tortillas.
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7
Nachos
Tortilla chips with melted cheese and jalapeños, born in Piedras Negras.
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8
Tamales
Christmas tamales with pork and red chilli.
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9
Frito pie
Fritos topped with chili and cheese.
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10
Breakfast tacos
Flour tortillas with egg, potato and bacon, Austin's morning staple.
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11
Chimichanga
Deep-fried burrito.
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12
Margarita
Tequila, lime and orange liqueur, with the frozen version born in Dallas.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Puffy tacos are a San Antonio treasure.