Kentucky is known for good, old fashioned southern cooking, and delicious food combinations. Not everything we eat is considered desirable by people in other states. Some visitors acquire a taste for Kentucky cuisine, others may run screaming for the nearest familiar fast food restaurant.
Here are 10 food combinations in Kentucky that may require an acquired taste:
- Fried Chicken, Biscuits and Gravy
Jeffery Loo This is about as southern as southern gets, plus a few sides. Traditionally, the biscuit was used to sop up the grease and gravy.
- Chicken and Waffles
Wiki This is a wildly popular food combination that spread to a lot of small diners across the states. Some people use sorghum, others use syrup and occasionally people go plain.
- Barbecue Everything
Wiki Different parts of the state like their barbecue different ways. Sweet, spicy, smoky, tangy are all favored flavors. Kentuckians can eat barbecue on mutton, beef, pork, chicken and even fish. Some even put it on vegetables and dip French fries in it.
- Bacon and Hock Collard Greens
Ron Dollette There are countless ways to enjoy a fresh picked batch of greens, but boiling them down with a fatty ham hock seems to be the most common way. The little chunks of ham that fall off into the pot just make them even tastier, if you like pork.
- Liver, Onions and Gravy
Kent Wang Fixing liver in a way that doesn’t make it taste like shoe leather can be a challenge. Soaking it in milk, then battering it and frying it up in a cast iron skillet with lots of onions is the southern way.
- Sorghum on a Biscuit
Kurman Communications Made from a grass with a high sugar content, this sweet syrup has been popular for centuries. It’s used on pancakes, sausage, and makes a great addition to almost any country breakfast.
- White Bean and Sausage Soup
Bittenword This is another cheap southern meal that uses Great Northern Beans, onions, garlic, and fried sausage. It goes perfectly with cornbread and fills the stomach for hours.
- Milk and Cornbread
Betssssy This is a normal country snack, as cornbread is often part of a southern meal. The thought of soggy bread in milk may not sound appealing, but it’s truly delicious.
- Pear Salad
Ann Valentine This simple fruit dish is one of the easiest salads to make. It has been passed down for generation to generation in our family. Cut a pear in half, put a dollop of mayo or miracle whip, sprinkle with some cheddar, and add a cherry. It is delish.
- Zucchini Bread
Odanata98 Most people think of zucchini as a tasty side dish, especially fried. However, add brown sugar, cinnamon, spices, flour, and heavy cream, than blend well. Pour it in a pan, bake, and you have a tasty snack. Sprinkle it in sugar, and you have dessert bread.
Kentuckians don’t have a sensitive palette, but they do have a very versatile one. We believe in a little grease in our food some of the time and it shows in our dishes. Each of these are classic, southern food combinations most of us have tried at least once. If not, it’s worth giving it a taste. What are your favorite Kentucky food combinations? Tell us in the comments below!
Jeffery Loo
This is about as southern as southern gets, plus a few sides. Traditionally, the biscuit was used to sop up the grease and gravy.
Wiki
This is a wildly popular food combination that spread to a lot of small diners across the states. Some people use sorghum, others use syrup and occasionally people go plain.
Different parts of the state like their barbecue different ways. Sweet, spicy, smoky, tangy are all favored flavors. Kentuckians can eat barbecue on mutton, beef, pork, chicken and even fish. Some even put it on vegetables and dip French fries in it.
Ron Dollette
There are countless ways to enjoy a fresh picked batch of greens, but boiling them down with a fatty ham hock seems to be the most common way. The little chunks of ham that fall off into the pot just make them even tastier, if you like pork.
Kent Wang
Fixing liver in a way that doesn’t make it taste like shoe leather can be a challenge. Soaking it in milk, then battering it and frying it up in a cast iron skillet with lots of onions is the southern way.
Kurman Communications
Made from a grass with a high sugar content, this sweet syrup has been popular for centuries. It’s used on pancakes, sausage, and makes a great addition to almost any country breakfast.
Bittenword
This is another cheap southern meal that uses Great Northern Beans, onions, garlic, and fried sausage. It goes perfectly with cornbread and fills the stomach for hours.
Betssssy
This is a normal country snack, as cornbread is often part of a southern meal. The thought of soggy bread in milk may not sound appealing, but it’s truly delicious.
Ann Valentine
This simple fruit dish is one of the easiest salads to make. It has been passed down for generation to generation in our family. Cut a pear in half, put a dollop of mayo or miracle whip, sprinkle with some cheddar, and add a cherry. It is delish.
Odanata98
Most people think of zucchini as a tasty side dish, especially fried. However, add brown sugar, cinnamon, spices, flour, and heavy cream, than blend well. Pour it in a pan, bake, and you have a tasty snack. Sprinkle it in sugar, and you have dessert bread.
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