Tennessee Cuisine
Tennessee cooking is usually quintessentially Deep South (as in deep-fried). Catfish coated with cornmeal and deep-fried is an everyday favorite. Deep-fried chicken is also extremely popular, both as an everyday meal and for parties. Chicken is typically marinated in buttermilk for flavor and tenderness, and then coated with seasoned flour before frying. Milk-based gravy and mashed potatoes are fried chicken's standard accompaniments. Chicken browned and then baked with bacon, onion, potato, and carrot is an everyday meal in cooler weather. In winter, beef stew simmered with noodles is more common. Earthier fare is also popular among those who grew up with it. Pig's ears and necks may be served with cabbage and black-eyed peas. Chitterlings, pig intestines simmered in vinegar and water, are old-fashioned Tennessee soul food still much beloved by some. Great northern beans, a standard American side, are generally boiled with onion and ham rather than being baked. They're also not sweetened, and often seasoned with substantial amounts of black pepper.  Standard coleslaw usually has a mayonnaise dressing, often including plenty of mustard and celery seed. Corn bread made with yellow meal and buttermilk is a standard accompaniment to everyday meals. Corn bread salad—crumbled corn bread mixed with crisp bacon, tomato, onion, and bell pepper in a thin mayonnaise dressing—is a popular summer side. Tomatoes tend to grow well in Tennessee and feature prominently in summer salads. Tomato sandwiches, sliced tomatoes and salt on buttered white bread, are a favorite in season. Fried green tomatoes coated with cornmeal and fried in bacon fat are also a popular side. Okra coated with cornmeal and deep-fried is popular with chicken or fish. Turnip greens simmered with bacon or ham and some vinegar are more popular with meats. The state has a definite sweet tooth, so a variety of desserts grace the table regularly. Bread pudding is one, usually made out of leftover biscuits rather than white bread. The important thing, though, is that it be topped with a sauce made of whiskey, butter, and brown sugar. Given Tennessee's warm weather, cold treats are popular, especially vanilla or fruit-flavored ice cream. Fruit cobblers, featuring fruit baked under a layer of biscuit dough, are common summer sweets, with or without ice cream. Peach cobbler is a particular favorite. Vinegar pie, a custard pie made tangy with the addition of vinegar, is a pioneer dessert that still appears at summer fish fries and barbecues. Jam cake is made with buttermilk, blackberry jam, and grated apple mixed in the batter. Coconut filling is optional. Chocolate cake made with brown sugar is a special-occasion dessert. Moon Pies are a local invention that many Tennessee residents consider a necessary occasional treat. The chocolate-covered marshmallow and graham cracker sandwich cake is a lunchbox and snack time staple. Sweet tea is the most common drink, though Tennessee has its own brand of cola that's also widely consumed. -World Trade Press
	Fried Chicken Beef Stew Chitterlings Raspberry Jam Cake Strawberry Ice Cream Sliced Tomatoe