Today I Learned...

[bcj]

The shoes were named for the dough balls.
Cooked just right, they taste sort of like the foam soles.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Deep fired

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

What are hush puppies in this context? The only hush puppies I know of is the shoe brand.

To add to what has been said; Wiki says:

"The first recorded use of the word "hush-puppy" dates to 1899.[4] The name has no verified origin. Etymology is attributed to a variety of sources. One claims, with little verification, that it came from hunters, fishermen, or other cooks who would fry some basic cornmeal mixture (possibly that they had been bread-coating or battering their own food with) and feed it to their dogs to "hush the puppies" during cook-outs or fish-fries.[5]"

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by bcj

Cooked just right, they taste sort of like the foam soles.

I don't think I've ever had a proper hush puppy that tasted like a foam sole....

For those that want to try and make some of these balls of deliciousness for yourself, here's a decent recipe that adds a little beer to the batter to crisp them up. Make sure your oil is at temperature so you don't end up with pure oil balls though.

Note, while they look similar these are very different from corn fritters which are made from wheat flour and corn kernels with maybe a dash of cornmeal.

What a proper hushpuppy looks like, don't forget the butter....

[Ultramaroon]

Hush little puppy don't you spoil
Momma's gonna fry you in peanut oil

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by x808drifter

I get 7-11 sushi all the time. (yes I know it's because I live in Hawaii)

Wait, those are fish salad rolls, and spam musubi. Not impressed.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by bcj

Cooked just right, they taste sort of like the foam soles.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I don't think I've ever had a proper hush puppy that tasted like a foam sole....

Haven't had them cooked "Just Right" I guess.
The brand stuck somehow, for whatever reason.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by bcj

Haven't had them cooked "Just Right" I guess.
The brand stuck somehow, for whatever reason.

It is sort of one of those regional foods that just don't happen properly elsewhere for some reason.
The further north and west you go the worse they get.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is sort of one of those regional foods that just don't happen properly elsewhere for some reason.
The further north and west you go the worse they get.

Must be the same with grits and collard greens.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Must be the same with grits and collard greens.

Love both, but don't recommend them together.

Grits are like tofu, they are just a vessel for something else, like butter, or red-eye gravy, or cheese, or shrimp, or combinations thereof.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Wait, those are fish salad rolls, and spam musubi. Not impressed.

As opposed to the world renowned Idaho gas station sushi?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Must be the same with grits and collard greens.

Never had collard greens (they have green right in he name) but yes it applies to grits as well.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

As opposed to the world renowned Idaho gas station sushi?

I have standards...