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Mum Foods
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For years, Mum Foods was a carnivore’s haven at Austin-area farmers markets, offering smoked pastrami and other meats by the pound, in a sea of locally harvested carrots, kale, and rainbow chard. These days, the farmers market stand still lives on, but so does a permanent dining room in Windsor Park. The star of the show is still pastrami, but the added space means that they’ve expanded the barbecue menu and added in hot and cold sandwiches, soups, and desserts, creating a sort of hybrid between a Central Texas smokehouse and a New York Jewish deli (complete with matzo ball soup).
photo credit: Richard Casteel
photo credit: Richard Casteel
photo credit: Richard Casteel
photo credit: Richard Casteel
If it’s your first visit, try what made Mum into the farmers market legends that they are. Grab some pastrami by the pound, or an original pastrami sandwich on house-baked rye (there’s also a corned beef and a reuben) and prepare to share the massive second half with a dining partner. Then use whatever remaining space you have at the end for a slice of brown butter chess pie or New York-style cheesecake.
Food Rundown
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The Original
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The Rachel
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Pork Spare Ribs
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Brisket
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Matzo Ball Soup