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Since the dish is rich in [[saturated fat]], many health experts suggest consuming it in moderation or not at all. Sally Squires of the [[Washington Post]] acknowledged chicken fried bacon's appeal to the palate, but suggests moderation.<ref>Response to "Guilty in Virginia," in {{cite news |
Since the dish is rich in [[saturated fat]], many health experts suggest consuming it in moderation or not at all. Sally Squires of the [[Washington Post]] acknowledged chicken fried bacon's appeal to the palate, but suggests moderation.<ref>Response to "Guilty in Virginia," in {{cite news |
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Revision as of 20:32, 22 February 2009
| File:Sodolak's chicken fried bacon.jpg Chicken fried bacon with cream gravy from Sodolak's Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas | |
| Course | dinner |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | USA |
| Region or state | State of Texas |
| Created by | Frank Sodolak |
| Serving temperature | hot |
| Main ingredients | Bacon, batter dip |
| Variations | With gravy |
Chicken fried bacon consists of bacon strips dredged in batter and deep fried, like chicken fried steak. It is an American dish that was introduced in Texas in the early 1990s.[1] Frank Sodolak of Sodolak's Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas, is credited as having invented the food.[1]
Chicken fried bacon has been gaining in popularity as it is featured in popular YouTube videos, a book of Texas curiosities, and an increasing number of restaurant menus. It is usually served as an appetizer with a white "country" or cream gravy for dipping and sauce.
Notoriety
Sodolak's dish acquired enough of a reputation to be featured in Texas comedian John Kelso's Texas Curiosities. The entry states that "Things are not only bigger in Texas, they're greasier" and that "it's hard to imagine a more artery-clogging food."[2]
Sodolak serves six strips of bacon, battered and fried, with a bowl of cream gravy.[2] He and his restaurant[3] were featured on a Texas Country TV video that has been watched hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube.[4]
Versions of dish
Chicken fried bacon made by Glen Kusak of south Texas won the Big Tex Choice Award for Best Taste in the 2008 State Fair of Texas in Dallas.[5][6] In recent years, the dish has made its way across America and it is served in Chicago at the Risque Cafe in Lake View.[7] The Risque Cafe's version of "country-fried bacon" is served with white gravy and sells for $6.[7] It is prepared using an egg wash, dredged in heavily peppered flour and deep fried in vegetable oil.[7] The café's chef, Andrew Niemeyer, said he "played around with the idea" while a student of the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (he graduated in 2005) and did not mention that he was retracing ground pioneered years before in Texas.
Sodolak's YouTube video inspired others to copy the recipe, such as Don Yovicsin of Jake's Dixie Roadhouse, Waltham, Massachusetts. Alerted by a customer, he quickly made his own version, which he jokes is served "with a Lipitor I.V." and sells for $6.95 (Yovicsin serves only four strips of bacon).[8] The bacon explosion is another bacon dish that was popularized over the internet.
Health issues
Since the dish is rich in saturated fat, many health experts suggest consuming it in moderation or not at all. Sally Squires of the Washington Post acknowledged chicken fried bacon's appeal to the palate, but suggests moderation.[9] Other experts note the dish's low nutritional benefits: "They've taken fat, they've double-coated it in fat, they've fried it in more fat, and then they've served it with a side order of fat."[2] Jane Hurley, senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C., stated she's "never heard of anything worse."[2]
While critics of the dish denounce its supposed negative health effects, lovers of the food speak as passionately about its qualities:
The moment when the crackle of the crust gives way to the fatty, salty taste of the pork is truly transcendent.[10]
That clogs arteries just to hear it, but it's to die for . . . It just melts in your mouth.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kelso, John (1998). "Would you like double grease with that?". South Coast Today. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d Kelso, John (2006). Texas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. p. 158. ISBN 9780762741090.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ The Austin American-Statesman reported that the restaurant burned down in February 2001 (possibly as the result of a grease fire) to the dismay of chicken fried bacon lovers; it was to be re-opened in mid-July. Kelso, John (2001-06-08). "Grease: It's not just a food, it's a way of life". Austin American-Statesman. p. B1. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Phillips, Bob (2006-10-19). "Chicken Fried Bacon". Texas Country. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Meyers, Jessica (2008-09-02). "Chicken Fried Bacon? State Fair of Texas reveals winning fried foods". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Winners named in Big Tex Choice Awards" (Press release). BigTex.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ a b c Donovan, Lisa (2008-11-05). "Does bacon get any better than this?". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Tzarev, Zara (2007-06-23). "Bacon Bits". The Boston Globe.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Response to "Guilty in Virginia," in Squires, Sally (2001-12-27). "The Lean Plate Club". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Grease: most of us were practically weaned on chicken-fried steak, but why limit yourself to a tough cut of meat when there's a brave new world of cowboy cooking out there? Please pass the chicken-fried bacon. And lobster. And foie gras. And ..." Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Dinah Covert, chairman of the San Antonio Go Western Gala, quoted in Goodspeed, John (2009-14-01). "Gala means rodeo on horizon". My San Antonio. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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