tennesee foods (oil, best, place)

[phyll]

Okay, bear with the yankee,what the heck is in a hush puppie? and what are pork rinds? The latter dosent sound to appetizing. I am sure going to have to change my taste.But I will still refuse to eat frog legs yuk!

[alleycat]

Hush puppies are corn meal balls cooked in oil, often after fish is cooked in the same oil.

Pork rinds are fried pork skin (yes, you heard that right). Remember, no part of the pig is wasted but the oink! ;-)

[firepower]

Yeah,you'd like frog legs too.People really do eat 'em down here,even served at a certain state park's all you can eat seafood bar on Friday nights.

Really does taste like chicken!


firepower

[alleycat]

The one thing my mother wouldn't cook . . . frog legs.

[phyll]

Originally Posted by alleycat

Hush puppies are corn meal balls cooked in oil, often after fish is cooked in the same oil.

Pork rinds are fried pork skin (yes, you heard that right). Remember, no part of the pig is wasted but the oink! ;-)

Ok, I saw green stuff in the hush puppies I saw was it spinach, possibly?
And eating pig skin uhmmm no thanks, oh no! Theres my yankee side, sorry,
I will try and be more liberal as far as stuff to eat

[JMT]

Originally Posted by phyll

Ok, I saw green stuff in the hush puppies I saw was it spinach, possibly?
And eating pig skin uhmmm no thanks, oh no! Theres my yankee side, sorry,
I will try and be more liberal as far as stuff to eat

That is almost definitely NOT spinach you see in hush puppies. It's probably a spice, most likely chopped green onion.

I love love love hushpuppies with honey. If you've never tried it, it probably sounds gross: corn meal and spices fried in oil with a fish after-taste, then dipped in honey. But it really is good! Any good catfish place will gladly give you some honey to go with your hushpuppies.

And rest assured, the best hushpuppies are fried in the same grease that was used to fry the fish. You can get bland hushpuppies fried in bland vegetable oil, but why bother?

As for frogs' legs, I hate to break it to you, but that's not Southern. Europeans (particularly the French) have been eating frogs' legs for 5,000 years. When they're cooked in a creamy garlic butter sauce the way they eat them in France, they're actually quite good.

[phyll]

Originally Posted by JMT

That is almost definitely NOT spinach you see in hush puppies. It's probably a spice, most likely chopped green onion.

I love love love hushpuppies with honey. If you've never tried it, it probably sounds gross: corn meal and spices fried in oil with a fish after-taste, then dipped in honey. But it really is good! Any good catfish place will gladly give you some honey to go with your hushpuppies.

And rest assured, the best hushpuppies are fried in the same grease that was used to fry the fish. You can get bland hushpuppies fried in bland vegetable oil, but why bother?

As for frogs' legs, I hate to break it to you, but that's not Southern. Europeans (particularly the French) have been eating frogs' legs for 5,000 years. When they're cooked in a creamy garlic butter sauce the way they eat them in France, they're actually quite good.

Thanks for ALL the info, I will try the hush puppies, as far as the pork rinds and frogs legs, I think I will pass