Texas caviar facts for kids
Dish of Texas caviar, served with basket of tortilla chips
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| Type | salad or dip |
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Texas |
| Associated national cuisine | American cuisine |
| Created by | Helen Corbitt |
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Texas caviar is a tasty salad made mainly with black-eyed peas. These peas are lightly soaked in a special dressing called a vinaigrette. People often enjoy Texas caviar as a dip with tortilla chips. It is also sometimes called cowboy caviar.
What is Texas Caviar?
Texas caviar is a type of salad or dip. It gets its name because it's a fun, less expensive version of real caviar. Real caviar is a fancy food made from fish eggs. Texas caviar is a humorous comparison to this expensive dish.
How Texas Caviar Was Created
This dish was invented in the U.S. state of Texas. A woman named Helen Corbitt created it around 1940. Helen Corbitt was from New York. She later became the director of food service at a famous store called Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas.
She first served this dish on New Year's Eve at the Houston Country Club. Later, when she served it at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, it was given the name "Texas caviar."
What's in Texas Caviar?
The main ingredient in Texas caviar is black-eyed peas. These are a type of legume or bean. The peas are mixed with a vinaigrette dressing. A vinaigrette is a sauce made from oil and vinegar.
Other ingredients often added to Texas caviar include:
- red onion
- chili peppers
- bell peppers
- tomatoes
- cilantro (a type of herb)
- scallions (green onions)
- garlic
All these ingredients are chopped up and mixed together. This creates a colorful and flavorful salad or dip.
See also
In Spanish: Caviar texano para niños
