Excerpt: Modern America is a land of rich diversity, especially regarding food. Americans with strong ethnic identity take pride in their ethnic cuisine. The diversity of U.S. food is reflected both in the household and the expansive restaurant industry. However, early Texas German settlers entered a world very different from our own. These settlers found themselves on the frontier, far from the domesticated urban centers of the East Coast and Europe. As Texas Germans adapted to their new home, they had to change their eating habits, creating new foods and adjusting old recipes, ultimately, also impacting modern American foodways.