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European Reacts to Brits Try Terry Blacks BBQ For The First Time In Texas
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TH-camrs have been the absolute best form of worldwide advertising for Terry Black's. Lol
Absolutely
Yeah. JOLLY, NZ fam, Beesleys and these two have all done videos at Terry Black's. There was another channel I can't remember as well.
@@pacmon5285 mr h
I think half the customers are TH-camrs at this point. It sure has gotten busy. (Austin) Still, less wait than Franklins.
@pacmon5285 I've recently stopped watching NZ family. It's a shame cuz I enjoy their content but in my heart I can't support hypocrites. They built their channel reacting to other people's content and now that they're in a place to create their own they are not letting others react to their content. They've issued take down orders and even given one reactor a copyright strike. I just don't think it's right considering they react to other's content themselves...seems very hypocritical.
18.
-a guy in the US watching a guy from Portugal watch British people eating Texas BBQ.
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Keep in mind that 99.9% of Americans have never eaten at Terry Black's BBQ. The way these reaction videos are going, it won't be long before a higher percentage of Brits than Americans have eaten there.
To be fair I've been to Texas many times in the past and have not visited Terry Blacks, but others very worthy.
I've never heard of it. Kudos to the marketing guy behind this effort. Definitely looks good. Most all food I've ever eaten in Texas has been over-rated and a disappointment, though.
I lived in Texas for 12 years and never once went to Terry’s.
As a Texan; I feel the Dino ribs from Terry Black's is probably the best bite of meat I've ever had in my life.
I was in Texas in January 2024 in the Waco area and could not find a place that did the beef ribs. Terry Black's might be one of the few that offers a beef rib on a regular basis.
André my friend, Texan here. I had brisket for breakfast yesterday. Yes, we put brisket everywhere.
I miss a good brisket breakfast taco!
Texas twinkies are the best!
Pretty much every state in the South and Southern midwest has its own version of barbecue, and rabid partisans for all of them.
Burnt ends are not necessarily burnt. It just has more bark.
There are at least *18* reasons to watch this outstanding Portuguese man! 😊👍
EVEN IF HE DOES SOUND RUSSIAN.🤣
As a Texan I've spent many years perfecting my BBQ.
I started when I was 17 and I'm still at it at 54. Nothing and no one does BBQ better than Texas!!
I love getting up before daylight and firing up the pitt to produce the best BBQ possible. I was on a cook off team for 4 years before I branched off on my own.
I stopped competing and now I do it for my own family and friends.
Nothing better than turning out top notch BBQ at the end of the day!!!
God bless Texas From Florida 🔥🤟⛪👨👩👧👦🇺🇸
@@larrym.johnson9219 Texas is good at bbq beef but when it comes to pork whole hog is better in the Carolinas . Ribs Memphis and chicken in Kansas City
@@Perry2186 friendly rivalry is a good thing! Good food is always a bonus!
I was just in Waco, TX and a Terry Black's just opened up about a block from my hotel. There is nothing quite as much fun as eating a beef rib! EVERYTHING was delicious! It made my local BBQ place seem amateurish. It's 100% worth a visit. 18 - This doesn't mean you aren't a crazy guy in Portugal watching videos.
I live in Waco. Some friends went there and got three ribs, two sides, and two sweet teas and said it was $150. Ouch. Maybe one day but until then it’s Jaspers for me or bunkhouse in Clifton. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
You go to Texas for BBQ, you go to New York for Bagels, you go to Chicago for Pizza, you go to Lousianna for sea food, you go to Milwaukee for Beer, you go to LA for traffic and a contact high 😂
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18! Love this! I’m a native Texan watching Brits eating bbq and watching a Portuguese guy watching them eating it and realizing I could drive there tomorrow and eat this. Feeling blessed. Love your channel!
It's not actually burned. And did you notice they're using plastic utensils? Turkey prepared our way is not dry. 18. The sauce is referred to as dipping sauce, so you're not drowning the meat on the platter. Vanilla ice cream on hot cobbler is definitely a pro move.
I REALLY don't like mixing ice cream and baked goods.
Add butterscotch sauce
@@Vicdog06 Nice!
18😊
As someone in Austin..please just use your hands..you don't need the utensils except for the sides. Yes BBQ is very expensive now so just be prepared. The outer layer is a mix of salt, pepper and sometimes garlic powder then just a long time in a woodfired smoker.
Yeah. It cracks me up to watch Europeans eating Terry Black's BBQ Dino ribs with a knife and fork.
Howdy y'all from the Great State of Texas 🤠🇺🇸
I’ll defer to your judgement but…even brisket? Surely that floppy stuff is ok to tackle with a fork and knife
@@acslater017 even brisket
It’s hard to handle a camera if your hands are dirty with food.
You forgot the binder that goes on first, something like mustard or beef broth. Or whatever else you like.
18. A Californian here watching Andre watching Brits try Texas bbq. 😊 And loving every minute of it!
No tipping at Terry Blacks! No servers, no need to tip! : )
18, you're not alone--I'm from Missouri, watching a guy from Portugal watching a couple from Britain eat BBQ in Texas. The internet is a beautiful (and weird!) thing.... LOL! I do like BBQ sauce on mine, but if it's smoked and seasoned well, it really doesn't need it.
Agreed! It's not BBQ if you don't put BBQ sauce on it. Otherwise, it's just smoked meat.
My little brother made an amazing smoked brisket last weekend and we used the leftovers to make nachos. It was freaking delicious!
Save some for me !!!!!!
@@blippyblop lololo. It didn't last long, sorry!
Remember you have paid for the meat and for the rest of the meal. It is yours if you please to take it home and eat the rest of it. That's up to you.
I'm confused do people view that as weird?I always asked for a to go box because I never liked to be full when I'm out lol
@@noelramirez1551, it's not necessarily common in the rest of the world. Cheers!
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Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large can (28 or 29 oz) of peaches in heavy syrup
1 cup whole milk
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Native Texan here, and the magic that most BBQ places (and the rest of us) use on any type of poultry (Turkey, Chicken, etc.) is they do a salt water brine with some seasonings and submerge the entire bird. Depending on how they salt the brine, and the flavors, the time submerged will vary. Then they inject the meat with some flavors and seasoning that they like. Then they cover the outside skin and sometimes partially inside of the turkey. Then they use their preferred wood, and watch the heat and fire; that’s the magic.
100% agree. Texan here as well but a cook, and as a cook, you have to brine poultry to get flavor to the bone. Add slow smoke on top and its MONEY! I find all of these videos funny because no matter what country they live in, they could simply replicate the process and produce pretty damn good brisket and ribs. They do not have to fly 5000 miles to try it. Go to youtube University and cook some in Europe.
Honestly don't care about the pausing. Your input is great and it makes me laugh so never apologize for the input!
Just an fyi. Kansas City, Missouri has more bbq restaurants per capita than any city in America and we think ours is pretty damn good too. Nothing against Texas but there are several great bbq cities in America, all different styles.
Minnesotan here. Kansas City (city) sucks, food is great! I don't like Murderapolis here either. I prefer BBQ sauce with my ribs but Texas ribs does is right too. We can comprimise Minnesota is on top of both of you!
As a misplaced Texan in KCMO, I've been highly disappointed in KC BBQ. Arthur Bryant's and Gates are incredibly overhyped. Q39 & Jack Stack are overpriced. Slaps & Hawg Jaw were okay. Have yet to have any decent smoked sausage here. I had better BBQ in Lawrence, KS, and in Oklahoma (and that's a place where they call smoked bologna BBQ). KC BBQ is all about the sauce. You shouldn't have to hide the flavor of the meat with a sauce - that's all I'm sayin'.
Texas BBQ is great but it gets overhyped like the rest of oversized Texas 😂
Carolina BBQ is pretty choice too 😋
@@grantmourning189 that’s so sad. I got a passport in one day I. Minneapolis in summer 2012 on a trip to Glacier national park before leaving for the military. I thought it was a beautiful clean city. I guess the “summer of love” did a number on it.
@@eitanaltman158 I completely agree! Texas is overrated. North Carolina BBQ is #1 to me, followed by South Carolina and Tennessee.
18 & still watching even though I've seen their video already.
Ditto
You should try to make banana pudding. You have the ingredients: vanilla pudding (powder mix or premade), over ripe bananas (the mushier the better), and a vanilla cookie like maybe bolachas? Just layer the bananas, pudding, cookies, bananas, pudding, cookies until you get to the top. Allow that to chill in the fridge for several hours or overnight. Top with whipped cream if you like and more cookies. The trick is to get the bananas to release their flavor into the vanilla pudding, so mushy bananas, and chill time. Boom. You've made banana pudding.
18. Not a crazy Portuguese Man, just an adopted American and possible future Texan.
18 ❤❤❤❤❤ Andre the chef is called a Pit Master. A true seasoned master of their craft 😊
Aloha from Hawaii. I'm very new to your channel. I'm a Marine Corps veteran living the life in the Islands. First thank you for your awesome work representing my Nation. For now Aloha and long peaceful life.
Smoked turkey is amazing! ❤
Interesting comments at 18. BBQ from Texas is ok, keeping in mind that Texas is one of several regions of BBQ in the US. Eastern NC, Western NC, TN, AL, GA, and Kansas are the other outstanding regions. Each region has the things it is known for, and none are "bad". Texas beef brisket, Kansas sliced beef, NC pulled pork, SC and TN ribs...... I'm hungry! I grew up on Eastern NC BBQ. Best known for pulled pork and chicken.... marinated in vinegar & spice-based marinade 12-24 hours then slow cooked for another 24 hours (minimum). Absolutely delicious. I grew up in a farming community, and we normally celebrated family or community events with whole hog BBQ. Rather than separating the various parts and cooking them separately, the hog was divided in two halves, marinated and cooked intact for up to two days. Typically served right off the smoker.
BBQ actually started in the US in North Carolina as a commercial product, as back in the late 1700's and early 1800's politicians wanted to get people to come to their political rallies. The people of the time often had bad teeth. What better way to please the citizens than to provide a meal where the meat, vegetables, and desert did not need to be chewed as it was all melt in your mouth.
Regardless of where you might go to try BBQ.... two rules. One is take the advice of the locals. Two..... always pick the place that looks like an old run-down building, not the new modern building unless it is highly recommended. Old pits at old buildings with people who have been cooking for decades are usually better.
LOL. The scarier the building looks, the longer the line and the better the BBQ. The best pulled pork sandwich I ever had was purchased in an ancient brick gas station outside Greenville, NC.
As someone that's into grilling & BBQing, turkey is absolutely amazing. Probably is that 90% of people over cook turkey.
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18. Texas here. Never had Terry Black's, but i love bbq and burnt ends are amazing. So flavorful
18. I live in Texas and watching these videos makes me realize how much I take for granted here. We have our problems but good food isn't one of them.
Almost 40 years ago, I was doing Texas style ribs in the backwoods of North Carolina before I knew it was a thing.
18... During my first pregnancy, I craved banana pudding, lol. I went through an entire casserole sized dish of it every 2 days. I've had barbecue all throughout the South, and I think Texas has the best, with North Carolina coming in second. It's all good, though!
18 and I am not at all fond of Texas humidity or tornadoes or...or...but this BBQ looks incredible! We need this in Spain!!!
18 BUDDY .. Americans love you! :)
Haha! Is this "legal"? I'm from Minnesota, only been to Texas once. European might not know it would even take be like 20 hours to get to Texas straight down Hwy 35. These taste testers are even getting more in their life than the average american. Never been to the Northeast. Let these videos coming European folk. We get to experience through you as well!
Sorry, I can't spell. Just a few beverages in way up nort! Let's go Timberwolves
Spelling looks fine. Cheers!!
I'm a Texan and no BBQ can compare to Texas (my opinion).
Howdy from Round Rock Texas. 🤠🇺🇸
This Texas native agrees with ya !!!Hello from Lake Conroe, Tex 🎆🌼🤗💛
@@mimiv3088 Howdy, I use to live in North Austin on Parmer.
@@R.POWELL Hello, I use to live in Conroe in the early 80s near where the Goodyear Blimp was located.
@@mariobarreira6428 Well, hello to you, thanks for responding . 🤗🌼
18...you crazy Portuguese guy!
André! I love your videos! 100%! You crack me up and just make me smile. You make my day! Thank you! 😊😂
Though, this video made me so hungry!! Watching from Texas.
And André, Texas loves you back. 🤠
18. living in Texas I work less than a mile from the Austin Terry Blacks, seriously worth the experience. Honestly the food in Austin as a whole is on another level.
You really should look up the history of BBQ in America, and especially the brisket. It's hard to believe that meat cuts that we considered to be trash in the day, and now some of the best eats you can have.
11:35. Moist Turkey is not just exclusive to Texas Andre. Americans know how to moisten and season meat in general. But Texas does take it to another level.
Every Thanksgiving, millions of turkeys are cooked all over the US and they're probably all better than the best he's had.
I agree that the best BBQ is in Texas, but that doesn't mean that every place that sells it is at another level. Some outlets are no better than in other states. Plus I would never turn down a chance at BBQ in Kansas and Nebraska.
The key.
Nothing I just was reading
The best turkey is brined overnight and then seasoned properly. You can even stuff some butter and herbs under the skin, inject it, yum! There is nothing that compares to a perfectly cooked and seasoned turkey!
whoever said mix mac and cheese and beans was probably stoned out their mind
Also, there are multiple places just as good as Terry Black's. Heck, you find the right back yard and you'll have brisket just as good.
The leaner part is called the flat and the fattier part is called the point. It's the thicker part of the brisket and it tends to be the best part in my opinion!
18 also my mom plans on moving to Texas by the beginning of next year, can't wait to force her to take me to Terry Blacks when i go to visit
You never want to definitively say what the best BBQ is. There are four major styles of BBQ Texas, Memphis, Kansas City and Carolina. You should never make up your mind on the best style but instead continue to compare all four for the rest of your life. The never ending debate will bring you gastronomic joy. Life, and BBQ, is not a problem to be solved. It is a process to relish. (hehe relish. See what I did there?)
Andre, our friend above is right. All regional styles of BBQ are good. Each is different. There is no such thing as a best state/region for BBQ; they are all good eats. (And this is a naturalized-Texan speaking.) Even in Texas, there are various styles. You'll just have to come to the US many times and eat all over the country -- especially the South and Southwest.
I'm not sure Andre. I haven't been to this place, but it looks like you order and get your food, then take it to the table yourself. There's no wait staff. As such, this would be a place you wouldn't tip.
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Plus tourists with yt channels are probably ordering more food than the typical customer in order to try as much of it as they can since they're only visiting.
18. The magic in which you speak is the dark art of managing a smoker. Good texas bbq is a labor of love. It takes time to do it right. We Texans take great pride in our ability to turn meats into pieces of smoked perfection. Cheers mate!
No rice in those beans. Just brisket and beans.
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I live in Texas. Never been to Terry Blacks but I used to work at a small bbq restaurant in high school just outside Ft. Worth. They had some pretty darn good bbq. Unfortunately they closed a long time ago. I used to help cook beans and bbq sauce in the electric vat, rub the seasoning on the meat, make sides, etc.
Ate my Dad's brisket until he passed in 2015 and still haven't found brisket to touch it yet.
That ice cream is probably Blue Bell which is made here in Texas.
It's not really burnt. The color comes from the smoke. Which means flavor
No rice, just bbq baked beans with brisket or any other parts of bbq meat and sausage mixed in. Delicious! She kept saying salt and pepper on the meat lol. Yes, there's always a yummy sauce for bbq. Americans love a good sauce. 18
I'm from Arizona but was stationed in San Antonio, TX and worked there in public sector for another 18 months after. Married a beautiful Texas lady. Not sure how you can beat Texas, sure treated me right LOL.
I can think of 18 reasons that you absolutely ARE a crazy Portuguese guy on you tube.. ;) hehehehehe Outstanding work my friend.. :) I love at 23:00-ish her comment about not being able to stop eating it.. NOW you know why a lot of Americans are, shall we say, larger than normal heheheh :)
18 my friend! A lot of people react to this place for BBQ. Nothing wrong there of course, but a lot of different areas have their own version of BBQ and all are equally amazing! Just don't mention how one area is better than another unless you are wanting to start a fight! If you are in Kansas City, you will find they are proud of their version, as well as Texas bbq, Oklahoma BBQ, Tennessee BBQ...ect.
Love the vids!
Thank you for defending the honor of mac and cheese! 18
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that vanilla ice cream, is most likely "blue bell", almost all of the famous smoke houses serve blue bell. Which is something to experience when visiting, its produced in a small town in Breham texas. it is probably the best ice cream (store bought) that you can buy in texas.
love from texas
Barbecue sauce is a MUST my friend!😂 As an Mexican American, BBQ on everything please.
Texan here.
Why can I only like this video once? I wanna leave, like 18.
Native Texan here! This weekend we went to the Original Black’s! Had a great time there and bummed around Lockhart. Then we bought sausages from Smitty’s. It was all good!
Smitty’s is my favorite. You can’t go wrong with any of the big three in Lockhart.
18! A native Texan watching a Portuguese watching a British couple eating Texan Barbecue! Life is Great!
I'm pescetarian (eat fish/seafood), but your reactions and yearning for the food is still worth a watch...18😊
It’s not so much burned, it’s the bark of the brisket. Best part 🔥🔥🔥🔥 just found this channel and definitely love and appreciate the love you show to our state 🤘🏽
18 - From a guy in Albuquerque New Mexico, watching a Russian Guy pretend to be from Portugal, watching some Brits eat Texas BBQ.
i usually watch till the end but it astonishes me no matter how many different people from different nations don't grasp that smoking or pickling or jelly are all such ancient
forms of food preparations even frying is a form of preservation the human race from and all over the world has their own form of this type of food storage
18! I’m from Galveston Texas, and I’ve never been to Terrys Black, but Killians Bbq in Pearland is absolutely great!
I laughed so hard at your reaction to “I would love some sausage darling” 😂
Just a question! Why is Texas your favorite state? You haven’t been to any state yet! Just wondering ❤
The Texas State Fair, college football, Bu’Cees, BBQ, everything’s bigger!🥳
Because we're the best, and if you don't believe me just ask us.
But seriously, Texas is the best state because we have an identity and culture that is ours, we cultivate it, we conserve it, we've fought for it, and we have pride in it, and we aren't shy. I mean, just look at the comments section, Texans love Texas and we flood to videos that are about Texas.
@@Jaster832 I think it is wonderful that you love the state you are from! I am from Tennessee and I love it! I appreciate you responding!
@@MamawT65 Texans love Tennessee (Except Memphis, fuck Memphis). Thanks for creating us =)
@@Jaster832 Yeah I don’t claim Memphis as part of Tennessee! I’m in the Northeast tip of Tennessee! Texas and Tennessee are kindred spirits!
All the different regions that are famous for BBQ are different yet excellent in their own right , you won't be disappointed in any of them !
18. You are not alone. We are here with you. 😂😂😊
"Ive eaten beans before".
No you haven't.
Preach!
I have had BBQ from New England to Central California down to Texas. Each region has its own distinct spin on BBQ. Probably my favorite is dead stand smoked Mountain Mahogany brisket and ribs that comes out of the Central and Eastern Sierra Nevada. The key is "dead stand" and the hardwood is so difficult to obtain that you have to use a handsaw or a hatchet because it will eat the teeth off of a chain while smoking the oil. That ruins the quality by itself. I was lucky enough to have my own dead stand to try it out on a Texas sized Smoker Charcoal grill. The grass finished beef tastes like heaven and only a few places have it. Only one worthy of mention for ready to eat meats is in Bishop, California "Mahogany Smoked Meats" established in 1922. A dead stand of Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany can be as old as 1,600 years. A truly ancient wood for an ancient human tradition.
A lot of yapping just to be wrong
18 Andre… but you’re still a crazy guy watching Texas BBQ in Portugal. But there is is nothing wrong with that. Think about this, we are all watching you.
18 😊. From Arkansas, and a visit to Terry Blacks is a must when visiting family in Austin!
Texas is the best place for Bar-B-Q! it’s an art for them.😊
Come to Texas, you will lose weight......from your wallet.
Leaving my “18”. I always watch your videos to the end. Great content and reaction!! Thank you!
18!
I ALWAYS watch until the end!
I don"t eat meat, but like seeing people discover & enjoy new things
Nothing beats western North Carolina style BB-Q
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Just hog & vinegar. That's okay.
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It's funny seeing folks from NC and KC begging for their bbq to be relevant compared to Tx. There is no comparison. Tx actually knows how to smoke their meats properly to give it flavor, not drown it in sauce because we don't know how to smoke a meat properly. Go ahead and keep your inferior sauce covered meat😂😂 haha
18. From a Brasileiro living in the United States watching um homen Português reacting to an English couple eating BBQ in Texas. What a world!
André, 18 minutes in and all yhe way to the end, I really enjoy your commentary, my friend. Cheers on this fine morning all the way from Atlanta, Georgia. 😎
Eighteen. I enjoy your videos. Speaking as a native Texan your views on BBQ are spot on. It is a craft and while I love BBQ sauce the meat should stand on its own, sauce is a crutch. 18.
I almost always watch to the end, 18. I’m from North Carolina and barbecue here is very different, it’s mostly pork, we raise a lot of pigs. We have different styles of barbecue and it’s usually eaten with vinegar slaw. Peach cobbler is my choice for dessert, I love it.
18 All the BBQ styles across the U.S. are delicious. An important factor that makes Texas BBQ so good is the quality of the grass-fed beef. Most U.S. cows are forced to eat unnatural diets made from corn and soy, which fattens them quickly but affects the taste of the beef.
18 😁😁.
Really cool watching your videos. Found your channel a week or so ago when I was looking to see videos people had put up from the recent tornadoes we had around here. Your tornado reaction videos popped up, and I have loved getting to see that and all the other reaction videos like this one.
West Odessa Texas here... burnt ends are the best shit ever... that's like 100 bucks of meat and about 8 hours of over night cooking 👍🏼
when he said "my lunch today was a salad... can you imagine my pain"
i felt that man. felt that.
fuck a diet come eat your heart out in the USA.
You should watch a video about the food from all the different cultures in California! Can't deny the beauty of Texas BBQ, but the diversity of food in cities like Los Angeles is the most beautiful part of the American Dream!
18. Much love from Lawton Fort Sill Oklahoma keep up the great work.
18 😊 from Tx.
Most good cooks know how to cook turkey, otherwise people will refuse to eat it on Thanksgiving. BBQ restaurants better know otherwise their license will be revoked. 😉
Texas BBQ is "Dry Rub". Sauce is always served on the side.
I'm from Texas! And there are three things that you need to do while here? 1. Bring your appetite! 2.Go see the Alamo! 3.get a cowboy Hat!!! That's the order of there importance!!!!!!!!!😅😅😅😅
As an American, your comments are hilarious
Our eldest son (will be 40 in the fall) is well known for his excellent BBQ,
He has about 4 or 5 different BBQ's.
He has been perfecting his technique since he was separated (I think that is the correct term?) from the Submarine Service in the US Navy.
His next (& last) posting was at Pearl Harbor, in Hawahii.
He progressed to using a smoker -- gift from his wonderful father-in-law.
Has smoked many briskets since then -- almost 10 years ago.
I don't eat meat anymore -- long story, but 1 day, I couldn"t even think about eating meat. Grew up poor -- the US version. Very seldom had meat growing up.
So, our son finds a beautiful, large fresh salmon fillet. Prepares it -- he showed me how -- then smokes it.
I've NEVER had better.
Blessings, André.
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The best BBQ has a lot to do with how you cook it. In Texas, it's about keeping it simple in terms of spices and sauces on a brisket. They focus on smoking low and slow until the bark on the outside and the texture is perfect. It's why traditionally dry meat like turkey is good there. They cook it to the proper way to keep it moist. In my opinion Texas BBQ is the best in the country. While some people prefer sauces and spices, in Texas it's about letting the flavor of the meat shine. I view it similar to a good liquor. When it's good you want to only taste the liquor. If it's lower quality you mix with other flavors like heavy BBQ sauces.
"Brisket" is a cut of beef. That was brisket that they were eating with the black crust (bark like a tree bark) on the outside. And the beans are only beans with brisket, no rice
The thing about Texas food is so many influences. We were Spanish colony with French colony next door. The natives had their own from which Tex Mex derived. Then around the time of Texas Independence a lot of German Catholics came here. They started with a Spanish land Grant. From N of Houston to San Antonio the Germans settled. They brought sausage. After them Poles Czechs and Slovaks came. This brought more types of sausage and pastries. So we have schnitzel evolving to Chicken Fried Steak and German and Mexican sausages mixing. The Spanish started the cattle ranches. Louisiana attracted French Caribbean people so we got a huge melting pot of cuisine there. Add 600 miles of coastline for seafood.
I live in Arizona and there's a lot of Texas BBQ here. I have a Caldwell County just up the road. Europeans wouldn't believe the testament to 'Merica that joint is. Top notch BBQ, go cart tracks, massive zip line with a car dealership sized American flag on top, the biggest TV you'll ever see, a putting course, botanical garden, Rodeo Arena (and more!) all in the same setting. The Parking lot is about the size of a Wal-Mart parking lot, no exaggeration.
While Terry Blacks is one of the best in Texas, you need to be within driving distance of Austin to enjoy it.
But thankfully, every city/town in Texas will have one or two BBQ restaurants and each one will have an experienced pitmaster that can produce food that will knock your socks off.
Terry Black's is also in Dallas, Waco, Lockhart. They're planning a huge one in Fort Worth, too. 😀
Andre, I'm a native Texan, we do the best BBQ beef. Other states do pork ribs & pork, but all Americans love their BBQ. Remember Texas is about the beef.😅