06/18/2026
So I'm from the mountains of NE Tennessee and I've been seeing lots of reels lately about traditional Appalachian foods.
Which of the following foods have you NOT tried? Which is your favorite?
Do you think I need to add something to the list? (I'm just typing this off the top of my head, so I probably have missed something. 😆)
1. Pinto Beans with ham hocks and corn bread
2. Mustard greens with fat back, fried potatoes and cornbread
3. Cornbread with sweet milk or buttermilk
4. Fried bologna sandwich
5. Slow cooked apple butter over hot biscuits
6. Chocolate Gravy (My childhood favorite!)
7. Fried green tomatoes
8. Killt lettuce with onions
9. Applestack cake (my daddy's favorite)
10. Shuck beans (aka leather britches)
11. Salmon patties
12. Chicken livers/gizzards
13. Potato candy
14. Mayonnaise cake
15. Fried tater cakes
16. Chow chow
17. Fried okra
18, Muscadine (or scuppernong) jelly
19. Poke salad
20. Blackberry cobbler (or any berry for that matter...)
21. Boiled squash and onions
22. Friend frog legs
23. Squirrel stew
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