Chicken-fried steak: Tenderized round steak made like fried chicken and served with a white gravy. Although not official, the dish is considered the state dish of Texas.

Blue Bell ice cream: Started back in 1907 in Brenham. At that time everyone made their own ice cream and still Blue Bell became wildly popular. You know it's gotta be good.

Steak: Test your appetite at Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, where if you eat the 72 ounce steak dinner (including the behemoth potato) in under an hour, it's free. More than 27,560 have tried and 4,670 have succeeded. One man ate the whole thing in 9 ½ minutes and Klondike Bill, pro wrestler of the 1960s, consumed two complete dinners in the one hour time limit.

Diablitos: Jalepeno Peppers stuffed with pork sausage and cream cheese, then wrapped with bacon and grilled over an open flame. Tex-Mex at its finest.