Question: What is the official state dish of Texas, as designated by the Texas Legislature in 1977?
Answer: Chili
It was adopted as the state dish of Texas on May 11, 1977. From the official resolution: “WHEREAS, President Lyndon B. Johnson commented that ‘chili concocted outside of Texas is a weak, apologetic imitation of the real thing,’ and Will Rogers described Texas chili as ‘the bowl of blessedness’ …”
