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Interesting article on the origin of chicken and waffles - the Pennsylvania Dutch were apparently making a version with gravy back in the 1600s, but today's sweet-savory combo goes back to the jazz music scene in the 1930s:
It doesn't sound appetizing to me, either. Plus the thought of the calories - waffles, butter, syrup AND fried chicken?
So make it your only meal for the day. Problem solved.
For the people saying this is gross, you do realize that you are not required to eat syrup covered meat, right? In most restaurants, the syrup is served on the side and can be added exclusively to your waffles if that's what you prefer.
You must not be American. Americans would think first of waffles with butter and maple syrup, and probably not of ice cream at all (unless they are "waffle cones," which aren't really what we think of as waffles).
I haven't had fried chicken with waffles, but it sounds good. But then, I like waffles + syrup + bacon, which makes most non-Americans cringe.
LOL. Yes, I am American. Born and lived in New Jersey all my life, which next year will be 60 years.
No, not waffle cones. When we were kids, we made ice cream sandwiches with waffles. That's what waffles were FOR, as far as I knew.
I do know that sometimes people eat them with butter and syrup, but pancakes or French Toast are better that way, and far more common. I don't recall seeing "waffles" as a choice on a diner menu, except for the big Belgian waffles with the whipped cream and fruit.
The chicken and waffle combination is odd to me, though. As I said, I only ever heard of it on City-Data. I've never met a person in real life who eats that.
LOL. Yes, I am American. Born and lived in New Jersey all my life, which next year will be 60 years.
No, not waffle cones. When we were kids, we made ice cream sandwiches with waffles. That's what waffles were FOR, as far as I knew.
I do know that sometimes people eat them with butter and syrup, but pancakes or French Toast are better that way, and far more common. I don't recall seeing "waffles" as a choice on a diner menu, except for the big Belgian waffles with the whipped cream and fruit.
The chicken and waffle combination is odd to me, though. As I said, I only ever heard of it on City-Data. I've never met a person in real life who eats that.
It's really not that common in any place (except Baltimore, I've heard). It's usually associated with southern food, but you'd have a hard time finding it in most restaurants down here.
It's really not that common in any place (except Baltimore, I've heard). It's usually associated with southern food, but you'd have a hard time finding it in most restaurants down here.
No, not waffle cones. When we were kids, we made ice cream sandwiches with waffles. That's what waffles were FOR, as far as I knew.
Maybe it's another regional thing, or just your own family/cultural thing. I've never contemplated making an ice-cream sandwich with waffles, or even heard of or seen such a thing. It certainly isn't standard on the West Coast. We make ice-cream sandwiches with cookies.
ETA: I was unreasonably curious about this, so I kept looking around, and found this blurb from the magazine "What's Cooking?":
Quote:
Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, and we’re celebrating with seven of our favorite local stops for the creamy, cool dessert, including variations made with cookies, macarons, doughnuts and even waffles!
(my emphasis)
The magazine is based in Sacramento, so this confirms that waffle ice-cream sandwiches are unexpected on the West Coast.
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I do know that sometimes people eat them with butter and syrup, but pancakes or French Toast are better that way, and far more common.
I don't know about that. When it comes to "common," the first six pictures that show up with I search "images of waffles" are four with butter and syrup, and two with syrup and fruit (your search engine may vary). It may be more common to eat them with whipped cream in restaurants, but probably not so much at home. My family always just used/uses butter.
As for "better," I LOVE waffles with butter and syrup and far prefer them to pancakes or French toast. That comes down to personal preference, obviously.
Last edited by saibot; 11-29-2017 at 01:39 PM..
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