This story is a part of Texas Monthly’s Taco Week, a series dedicated to proving that Texas is the center of the taco universe. Most Sundays, flour speckled my grandmother’s laminate-wood countertops, ...

Mexican food is regionally diverse and flavorful, with origins dating back to the Aztec Empire. Yet Americans are more likely to mention Chipotle and Taco Bell when they think of “Mexican” cuisine.

Jason Janik / Special Contributor Considered by many as a quintessential dish of Tex-Mex cuisine, fajitas are also claimed by those who serve Mexican food. As with almost every dish of these two ...