Texas toothpicks

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Texas toothpicks

  1. Slivers of onion and jalapeño, coated in batter and fried.
    • 2005, Jane Myers Perrine, The Path to Love, →ISBN, page 179:
      Do you want an appetizer? They have great Texas toothpicks.
    • 2011, Sylvie Hogg Murphy, Food Lovers' Guide to® Kansas City, →ISBN:
      Starters (all $2.95) include fried okra, corn nuggets, and Texas toothpicks (onion and jalapeño straws).
    • 2013, A. D. Livingston, Chili: Recipes for a Bodacious Bowl of Red, →ISBN, page 22:
      Serve the chili hot in wide bowls, along with suitable go-withs, including beans, chopped onions, scallions, tomatoes, rice, pasta, Texas toothpicks (slivers of jalapeño peppers), sliced jícama, sour cream, grated cheese, coleslaw, and so on, as discussed in chapter 18.
  2. plural of Texas toothpick.