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===Precursors===
===Precursors===
During the late 1800s, many [[Ashkenazi Jews]], as well as [[Czechs]] and [[Germans]], emigrated to [[Texas]]. These immigrants brought with them their cuisine, which included [[Brisket (Jewish dish)|brisket]]. Brisket was a very important and popular food in Ashkenazi [[Jewish culture]] and [[Jewish cuisine|cuisine]], and has been eaten by Jews since at least the 1700s, as it was cheap and they were allowed to eat it despite their strict dietary laws. When these immigrants arrived in Texas, they were able to procure beef much more easily than in their home countries as Texas had many heads of cattle available for purchase.<ref name="fw">{{cite web |title=How Passover Brisket Became Texas Barbecue |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/meat-poultry/beef/brief-history-brisket |accessdate=21 October 2019 |website=Food and Wine}}</ref>


Jewish immigrants were the first to smoke brisket in the United States. By the early 1900s smoked brisket appeared on Jewish deli menus across Texas.<ref name="fw" /> The first mention of smoked brisket appears in newspaper advertisements in 1910 geared towards the [[American Jews|Jewish community of Texas]], Watson's Grocery in [[El Paso]] and Naud Burnett grocery store in Greenville both sold smoked brisket in their [[Delicatessen|Jewish deli]] counter, alongside other foods such as [[Whitefish salad|smoked whitefish salad]] and [[chopped liver]]. In 1916, Alex and Moise Weil (of [[French Jewish]] descent) advertised smoked brisket alongside [[pastrami]] in an advertisement for their grocery store in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]].<ref name="tm">{{cite web |title=The History of Smoked Brisket |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/smoked-brisket-history/ |accessdate=21 October 2019 |website=Texas Monthly}}</ref>
The first mention of smoked brisket appears in 1910, in an advertisement for a grocery store in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]].<ref name="tm">{{cite web |title=The History of Smoked Brisket |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/smoked-brisket-history/ |accessdate=21 October 2019 |website=Texas Monthly}}</ref>


===1950s to present===
===1950s to present===
In the late 1950s, Black's BBQ in [[Lockhart, Texas|Lockhart]] credits themselves as the first restaurant outside the Jewish community in Texas to serve smoked brisket exclusively in their barbecue restaurant. It wasn't until the 1960s when most of the barbecue restaurants in Texas began adopting brisket.<ref name="tm"/>
In the late 1950s, Black's BBQ in [[Lockhart, Texas|Lockhart]] credits themselves as the "first to use briskets exclusively on their barbecue menu." It wasn't until the 1960s when most of the barbecue restaurants in Texas began adopting brisket.<ref name="tm"/>


Smoked brisket is one of the most popular dishes enjoyed in barbecue joints in Texas today.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
Smoked brisket is one of the most popular dishes enjoyed in barbecue joints in Texas today.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
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Brisket with smoke ring

Texas smoked brisket or barbecue brisket, is an American dish made with brisket that is popular in Texas.

Smoked Texas style brisket with smoke ring.

History

Precursors

The first mention of smoked brisket appears in 1910, in an advertisement for a grocery store in Corpus Christi.[1]

1950s to present

In the late 1950s, Black's BBQ in Lockhart credits themselves as the "first to use briskets exclusively on their barbecue menu." It wasn't until the 1960s when most of the barbecue restaurants in Texas began adopting brisket.[1]

Smoked brisket is one of the most popular dishes enjoyed in barbecue joints in Texas today.[citation needed]

Serving

Smoked brisket is commonly served with pickles and onions, and sometimes Texas toast.

References

  1. ^ a b "The History of Smoked Brisket". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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