I love Southern fried chicken, and I’m pretty fond of waffles (savoury with bacon and maple syrup, or sweet) but I cannot imagine the combination as working at all.
They’re both a little dry on the outside and soft on the inside. It feels like they really don’t complement or contrast with each other. I’m sure I’d eat it if I had so alternative, but I can imagine how it is a classic American paring. I’d much rather have fries, slaw, or potato salad which all seem to offer a creamy or crunchy contrast.
Am I missing something? People who like it, what’s good about it? Is the secret lots of maple syrup? Are the waffles different that usual? Is it not actually that popular? I’m a decadent European, so I can’t just go somewhere and try them myself.
Nice PR stunt for Big Chicken & Waffle \s
It’s delicious. Use the real maple syrup. Also Pennsylvania “chicken and waffles” is a culinary abortion.
Get high and it justifies itself.
You just need to go to the right place and try them. There is a spot in Oakland Ca that I used to go to and I constantly miss those chicken and waffles.
To me it’s all about the combination of spices for both the chicken and the waffles. They mix em so well that it blends really nicely together.
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Do you mean the waffles are spiced too? That’s interesting!
is the secret lots of maple syrup?
Yeah that helps quite a bit. I don’t know if you’ve ever had a maple bourbon chicken or maplewood smoked chicken but chicken and maple does work well together. Obviously maple syrup goes well with waffles too. The syrup really does tie the room together
I will say that fried chicken is easier to fuck up than people think. As a resident of the US south I have it with regularity and a lot of it is pretty dry which sucks. Waffles however are pretty hard to fuck up. So what I’m saying is the chicken really makes or breaks the dish. Also if you have the opportunity to do it with cornbread waffles then it’s a even better
Made no sense to me before I moved down south for a bit. It’s delicious.
Intriguing… Can you expand on what was good? Or how it was different from what you expected?
It’s the salt/meat plus sweetness combo.
Yes. It’s tasty.
I’d liken it to salted caramel. Sometimes opposites just blend well.
That’s the thing, they don’t seem opposite enough to me. Iove salty sweet: salty caramel, bacon and cheddar on pancakes, I even dip chocolat chip cookies in hummus if I’m in the mood.
The texture of the waffles (crisp on the outside, fluffy in the middle) seems not that far away from the chicken (crispy / crunchy on the outside, juicy in the middle). Both are fatty, but also dryish - obviously still moist, but dry in a crispy way. I could imagine having chicken curry on waffles, the saucy texture would be a nice contrast, but fried chicken…
I guess I’ll just have to try it!
I normally love southern food but chicken and waffles is one that I don’t love as much. I normally just eat the chicken and then eat the waffles separately
I was skeptical at first, but then I saw the option added to the menu of the breakfast place I go to. Didn’t regret it, was delicious.
The combination of sweet and salty flavors, and the fluffy and crunchy textures was 👌
I’m a Northern American, and it never made sense to me either. I have tried it, but it didn’t do much for me. I doubt that wherever I tried it was the best representation of the dish, so, maybe I have yet to experience the real magic of it, but the idea of sticky syrup all over something I usually eat with my hands is not appealing to me.
It’s just a deconstructed chicken sandwich to me. What I was actually weirded out with was the combination of sweet syrup and savory chicken. When I actually tried it, it kinda works. Just as a chicken sandwich with a honey-something type of sauce would.
I enjoy each item individually, so that’s how I sometimes eat it, like a chicken dinner with waffles for dessert.
sweet and savory
it’s a winning combo
I’m not into it but I understand the appeal
Y’all’re missing the gravy. It’s not just fried chicken on a waffle with maple syrup. There’s a pan gravy, too.
Is that dark gravy in the meat juice + stock + flour sense or that crazy white paste from “biscuits” & “gravy”? Some sort of sauce makes sense, because I’m concerned it’s all a bit dry…
Like the biscuits and gravy. It’s using milk instead of stock and a roux from flour and whatever fat you’d like. Ideally, render some of the trimmed chicken fat to make your roux. Thin out with more milk if needed and just add pepper for seasoning. It’s basic and doesn’t require anything fancy. Add Tabasco or similar hot sauce to your liking.
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