1. Queso. To be honest, the existence of queso is reason enough to live in Texas, but we'll give you a few more just for fun.

2. Blue Bell ice cream for days.

3. Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits from Whataburger. AKA your new favorite thing to eat that is actually terrible for your heart, but is so good for your soul.

4. Breakfast tacos. EVERY DAMN DAY.

5. Tex-Mex in general.

6. BBQ, obviously. And understanding what "BBQ" actually means. (Hint: It's not "grilling.")

7. Mambo Taxis from Mi Cocina: frozen margaritas mixed with frozen sangria and just a pinch of "wait, what happened last night?"

8. Drinking Dr. Pepper like it's water.

9. Late-night drunken Taco Cabana runs.

10. Pecan pralines.

11. Being able to eat cuisines from basically the entire world, all within the Houston city limits.

12. The delightfully confusing experience of hearing someone say "I'll have a coke." And then immediately ordering some other kind of soda.

13. Crunchy ice and happy hour at Sonic.

14. Homemade tortillas >>>>

15. Home of H.E.B., Central Market, and Whole Foods. And FIESTA!

16. Freshly baked kolaches from Czech Stop.

17. Frito pies.

18. Topo Chicos, the only decent hangover cure in the world.

19. Austin being home to both the world's best BBQ and being declared by PETA to be the country's best place to be vegan, because we're not afraid to contain multitudes.

20. Iced tea = sweet tea.

21. Pickle salt on all of your cheap beer.

22. Tito's Vodka.

23. Deep Eddy Sweet Iced Tea Vodka mixed with lemonade.

24. Shiner Bock and visiting its adorable brewery.