2020年5月3日日曜日 - 
Cody-Austin, Texas: Mini-Seattle or Foodie's Paradise?
When
people hear "Texas", they usually think of BBQ, cowboys, cows and the
professional football teams there. Maybe some of those are true to varying
degrees in some areas. However, in the city of Austin, Texas, capital of the
state, you could not find a city more out of tune with the state's image.
For one, much like Seattle, Austin has a
bustling live music scene with restaurants, bars and venues that feature great,
local bands as well as famous ones. If live music is your thing, then you'll
definitely want to see if you can get a ticket to SXSW (South by South West),
which is a music festival known across the country for its yearly collection of
famous artists and skilled indepedent ones.
On the other hand, the BBQ thing is true.
Austin, like a lot of Texas, has stellar barbecue that's never difficult to
find. From the gas-station-turned-BBQ-joint of Rudy's, where they offer
sausages, brisket, pork loin, chicken and pulled pork by the quarter-pound
served up on butcher's paper, to the Salt Lick BBQ, where you can expect an
hour wait at least to dine on their refined take on classic Texan barbecue.
Austin isn't all BBQ though. The city has
garnered a reputation as a 'foodie city' over the last few decades, and has
attracted a lot of culinary hopefuls and pros alike. You can find just about
anything there, cuisine-wise. If you want some classic Japanese food, go to
Uchi 2. If you want some modern Japanese fusion, go to Uchi. Would you like to
try a Cubano? It's a sandwich on crusty Cuban bread, loaded with pork, beef,
pickles, mustard, cheese and mayo. If you do, then you ought to head down to "The
Trailer Park", where all of Austin's food trucks congregate to serve the
community. Tacos, sandwiches, kebabs, pizza, BBQ, shaved ice, smoothies,
burgers... they've got just about everything. You can even find a takoyaki
truck there. Speaking of tacos, you'll want to hit up Torchy's Tacos for a
modern take on the classic Mexican street taco.
It would be a travesty not to mention the
Kirby Lane Cafe, while we're on the subject of food. It's a classic American
diner/family restaurant that takes Austin's crazy food culture and breathes
life into the age-old style of restaurant. Yea, they've got pancakes. But not
just pancakes. Lemon poppyseed pancakes. Chocolate strawberry pancakes.
Blueberry and sour cream pancakes. Pancakes not your thing? Have some hashbrowns,
eggs and bacon, then.
The last great pillar of Austin's food
culture that needs mentioning: the burger stand. In the last twenty years, the
city has seen a resurgence of the casual burger restaurant with a walk-up
window, little to no indoor seating, and a drive-thru. P. Terry's leads the
pack with cheap but delicious double-cheeseburgers, lemonade, classic skin-on
French fries and stellar chocolate chip cookies baked on the premises.
The food, the music, and the slogan of the
city, "Keep Austin Wierd" make it an interesting and delicious place
for a short trip or vacation if you're fans of anything mentioned above.
to varying degrees: 程度に応じて
capital : 首都bustling: にぎやか
stellar: 主要な
pork loin: ロース
garnered: 獲得した
reputation: 評判
decades: 数十年
culinary: 料理
pros: 長所
modern: 現代の
congregate to: ～に集まる
travesty: 拙劣な模倣
age-old style: 昔からのスタイル
poppyseed: 芥子粒
resurgence: 再起/復活