History

Like chicken and waffles?

I know, it's a lot to take down...
The savory played against the sweet.
Maybe not the healthy choice.

I can get caught up in the moment and order it, if I see it on a menu.

How about a deep dive into the history of chicken and waffles?
How those two separate bits combine into a known dish?

Well, here is that article and below is a snippet.

Having said all that, my best guess is that fried chicken and waffles achieves thinghood in parts of the South just before the civil war, and then takes off in the North in the mid 1870s, achieving nationwide apotheosis by the turn of the 20th century.

Now this is not a short read...
Hell, the link is to part two.
Some pretty good food history and general history there for your reading pleasure.



That link, again.